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Subject: [SBB] Merlin at Sunnyvale Baylands Park
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Hello,

Both yesterday afternoon and this afternoon I saw a MERLIN sitting atop a
pole in the climbing area just behind the amphitheater area in the northwest
end of Sunnyvale Baylands Park.  I was not totally sure of my ID yesterday,
but today I had a second chance to observe the bird.  I could see the folded
wing length which was just short of the length of the tail.  I believe this
bird is a female.  It does have the light eyebrow line of the Taiga race as
shown in Sibley.  Overall, it is not as dark as the Pacific race as shown in
Sibley.

I watched two NORTHERN HARRIERS, a male and a female, interacting in the air
this afternoon.  They flew very close together several times almost directly
above me, then flew off in different directions.

Other birds in the park today included two WHITE-TAILED KITES, both hunting
in rather close proximity.  I saw one LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, one SAY'S PHOEBE
and one AMERICAN KESTREL.  A single GREAT EGRET was hunting in the large
fenced field.

Rosalie Strait

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