I was surprised to see a Merlin over Lake Calhoun (Bde Maka Ska) Sunday morning, since I have hardly ever seen them in southern Minnesota, and never other than in migration. It was carrying some prey, and bombed by Barn Swallows until dropping it into the lake; after several passes and the swallows dispersed, the falcon retrieved it from the water and flew off.
Stephen Greenfield Minneapolis <mailto:tapacul...@gmail.com> tapacul...@gmail.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
