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Common Name:Merlin
Scientific Name:Falco columbarius
Family:Falconidae (Falcons)
Area:Dallas Retirement Village - Dallas, Oregon
Date:November 16, 2020

The Merlin, second smallest member of the Falcon Family, is an uncommon winter resident here in Western Oregon from September thru March. This is a female, males have a blue cast to them.


Beaver Creek State Natural Area, Oregon - - - September 17, 2014


Salemtowne - Salem, Oregon - - - November 24, 2013

Reference:National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America by Dunn & Jonathan / The Sibley Guide to Birds by Sibley / Birds of the Willamette Valley Region by Nehls, Aversa, & Opperman / Birds of the Pacific Northwest by Shewey & Blount