Date: 5/17/26 10:41 am From: Jared Dawson <jaredwdawson...> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] pair of Merlins in Trumansburg
On Friday 15 May at 8 South St across from the Methodist church parking lot, there were two perched Merlins, a male and a female, in a large black walnut tree. This was after hearing and observing them flying in and around a hemlock behind the church. Geo Kloppel earlier reported a nest on the school property to the SE but I wonder if this were the same couple nesting, would not one be on or around the nest and not so distant from it? I had to move on after 15 minutes of watching the pair rather separate in this tree preening and quietly perched. I will try and get back to the area to watch for a possible new nest site. Cheers, Jared Dawson Trumansburg
