Lucky to see Merlin a couple times a year in Erie County, Pennsylvania, so this sighting a few days ago in Millcreek Twp (“Since 1800”) of this beautiful falcon species was a happy occasion. Of course, it’s weird to have a bird named after avian vocal recognition software, so hopefully as part of the AOS project to re-name honorific bird names, they’ll come up with something more appropriate like “Gandalf.”
