Thank you for doing this survey. Candace On Thu, Apr 2, 2026 at 6:02 PM <[email protected]> wrote:
> And I will add: if you note Merlins interacting with crows ( fish crows or > American crows) I would love to know that. > It would be particularly useful to know what bird actually built the > nest used by a Merlin pair, and if it was a last springs nest or a newly > built 2026 nest! > > Any hints will help us. > > Thanks Anne Clark > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 2, 2026, at 8:14 AM, Stephanie P. Herrick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > A pair was sighted last Friday on south hill in a tree just off Hudson > street near Pearsall. Will keep an eye out for them. > > - S > ------------------------------ > *From:* Karen (via CAYUGABIRDS-L list) <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, April 2, 2026 9:45:08 AM > *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [cayugabirds-l] Merlin survey help > > Thanks in part to contributions from this list serve, the number of Merlin > nests discovered in Tompkins County has included > > 6 in 2015 > 8 in 2020 > 10 in 2022 > 11 in 2024 and in 2025 > > Geo Kloppel and I are trying to do this survey again this year. We hope to > find every nest in Tompkins County and to follow each nest carefully enough > to determine the number fledged for each nest. We hope to document the > nesting success of urban/suburban Merlin. > > We follow up on every report of Merlin to this list serve or to eBird. > We've already started as several Merlin sightings have been reported this > season, although this is a bit early for nesting. > > WE WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AGAIN THIS YEAR. PLEASE SEND IN > YOUR MERLIN OBSERVATIONS > > John Confer and Geo Kloppel > > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu <http://lists.cornell.edu/> for more > information > Posting Address: [email protected] > Archives: > The Mail Archive: //www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > <https:%3Ca%20href=>/maillist.html" class="hft-urls">https: > //www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at > http://www.ebird.org. > -- > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information > Posting Address: [email protected] > Archives: > The Mail Archive: //www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > <https:%3Ca%20href=>/maillist.html" class="hft-urls">https: > //www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at > http://www.ebird.org. > -- > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information > Posting Address: [email protected] > Archives: > The Mail Archive: //www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > <https:%3Ca%20href=>/maillist.html" class="hft-urls">https: > //www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at > http://www.ebird.org. > -- > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: Visit: http://LISTS.cornell.edu for more information Posting Address: [email protected] Archives: The Mail Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Sightings: Please submit your observations to eBird at http://www.ebird.org. --
