Merlin

Description:

The Merlin is 24–33 cm. long with a 50–73 cm. wingspan. The male Merlin has a blue-grey back, ranging from almost black to silver-grey in different subspecies. Its underparts are buff- to orange-tinted and more or less heavily streaked with black to reddish brown. The female and immature are brownish-grey to dark brown above, and whitish buff spotted with brown below.

Habitat:

Open fields to wooded areas throughout Western to Central portions of the United States in Winter. Found throughout Canada in Summer.