[EBB Sightings] Merlin at Coyote Hills

I was also able to view the Golden Eagle at CY  this morning, both in 
flight and being harassed by the local Red-tail.  I  left and then returned to 
the park later, around 3 pm, and birded around the  Quarry parking lot, where 
I had repeated looks at a MERLIN ("Taiga" subspecies)  terrorizing the 
passerines in the area.  I had seen a Merlin flying over  Patterson Ranch Rd. 
(the road into CY) a couple of weeks ago, so I'm wondering  if this is the same 
bird, settling in to winter there for the  season.

Good birding,
Kathy Robertson
Hayward, CA

In a  message dated 10/17/2009 5:18:17 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
jmorlan at gmail.com  writes:
Today Robbie Fischer and I visited Coyote Hills.  Highlights  were a male
BLUE-WINGED TEAL with Cinnamon Teal at the North Marsh north of  the
D.U.S.T. trail.  An adult GOLDEN EAGLE landed on a snag above the  Quarry
Staging Area.  Several BLUE-GRAY GNATCATCHERS and two ROCK WRENS  were at
the south end of the Quarry Staging Area.