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ID Help: Merlins
eagle63_1999:
I recently read somewhere that if you have hawks hunting at your feeder, take the feeder down for a couple of weeks. The pair of Merlins should move on. Once enough time has passed you can put the feeder back out. The sparrows,woodpeckers and nuthatches should come back with time.
carlajaybee:
I have a pair of merlins feeding at my "bird feeder buffet " (eating sparrows). Fascinating to watch but rather hard on the sparrows. Woodpeckers, chickadees and nuthatches have dissapeared completely. My question.... should I remove the birdfeeders for awhile. Will the sparrows starve? Will the merlins fall for it or just come back when I put the feeders back? Do merlins usually winter here??
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