Not good news, overall, for Merlin nests.
The Titus Ave. nest, and the Dryden nest, and the City Cemetery nest have all failed. I saw red-tails in the vicinity of two of the nests. The sticks in two of the nests were dis-assembled, allowing light to penetrate where it had been opaque, suggesting a struggle with a predator. The Wells College nest, the Christopher Lane nest, and now maybe, perhaps the new Congregational Church nest, may still be active. I never located the possible nest near Freeze Rd. despite 4 trips of over an hour each from ~6:30-7:30. Darn. Thanks for the input! John Confer -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
