I photographed my first Merlin this morning at Baskett Slough NWR. I
looked in my bird book and it seems to be a female. Click on link for
photo. Jim Leonard.
https://picasaweb.google.com/108302360004365615395/MerlinBaskettSloughNWR020116?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCO6Yl5ugxpnOFA&feat=directlink