I was on foot in the area of E 5th Avenue and Cleveland Avenues in Columbus this morning at about 6:45 AM and saw a male Merlin flying solo on a southward heading. It was about 35-40 feet above ground level and flying steadily. Gary Moon Columbus,Ohio ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]