[obol] Re: Coos Bay Merlin in July
- From: Tim Rodenkirk <timrodenkirk@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: larspernorgren@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 06:45:18 -0700
Hey Lars,
Interesting you mentioned Prairie Falcons, which are rare on the south
coast. About half our records are overwintering birds and half migrants.
Three of the migrant records are from August, one as early as 8 August.
Tim
On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 10:46 PM, Lars Per Norgren <larspernorgren@xxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
> Dan Fenske told me about a Merlin he saw this time of year fly across
> 101 south of Bandon. The landscape was boggy, dense brush--Labrador tea and
> Oregon Crab, much like Vancouver Island where he had experience with
> breeding Merlins, so he was willing to speculate about breeding on the
> south coast. By the second half of July I would mainly think of
> post-breeding dispersal. I think of Prairie Falcons banded in central Idaho
> that were recaptured in Manitoba days later at this time of year. Merlins
> must be capable of the same. Lars
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