Friday, June 20, 2008

6/19

At the south edge of the ballfields while listening to the Metropolitan Opera stars rehearse at lunchtime,a Red-tailed Hawk  soared over us with a smaller bird attacking it. Initially we thought its was a Kestrel; but being too dark and showing tail banding, it turned out to be a Merlin. Pretty cool to see one now.

Observers: Peter Dorosh, Mary Eyster and two other birders.