There has been a pair of merlins nesting this year at corner of Butler and Smith Ave. in West St. Paul. According to the homeowner at the location they have fledged 3 chicks recently and there has been a nesting at this location for 4-5 years. This is news to me, although it being about half a mile from my house I suspect this is the same merlin pair I have seen the past two springs in my part of the neighborhood. The adult birds may be easily viewed perched in a partially dead ash tree near the SE corner of the intersection.
Tom Klein West Side of St. Paul ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
