Outdoor Ontario

Request for Information => Bird ID => Topic started by: andrew140 on October 07, 2007, 10:08:45 AM

Title: RFI Bird of prey
Post by: andrew140 on October 07, 2007, 10:08:45 AM

Soptted this bird in the yard two houses away. 2 photos, first shot sitting, 2nd shot in flight (not so good). Which bird of prey is it?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2229/150 ... f3dd_o.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2229/1505263949_f6fd81f3dd_o.jpg)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2297/150 ... 331a_o.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2297/1506126602_ae47c7331a_o.jpg)

Thanks

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Post by: killdozer on October 07, 2007, 10:24:05 AM

It's a Merlin:

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBi ... erlin.html (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Merlin.html)

Looks more blue than brown to me, so I'm voting male.

stuart

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Post by: Kin Lau on October 07, 2007, 01:38:20 PM

Yup... nice Merlin.

Title: Thanks
Post by: andrew140 on October 07, 2007, 10:17:41 PM

Thanks for the confirmation. Looking through my Sibley's guide it looked similar to two birds in the section and the Merlin was one of them. Again thanks for the identification.

Andrew