Re: [MDOsprey] Purple Martins on the move
Les Eastman (les_eastman@netfox.net)
Wed, 18 Aug 1999 07:39:46 -0400
Thanks for reminding me. There is an area here where I work at the
Edgewood area of Aberdeen Proving Ground where I have seen about 10,000
Purple Martins in past years at about this time of year. I will have to
check it out tomorrow morning on the way in to work.
Les
stamps@sea-east.com wrote:
>
> Les,
>
> If you follow those Purple Martins, you will likely find their nighttime
> roost. It can be quite impressive, we had one here in Salisbury in the
> mid-'80s that had upwards of 30,000-50,000 birds. Typically the birds will
> mill around the roost site until almost dark and then in a period of only
> a few minutes swoop into the roost.
>
> On one occasion at the Salisbury roost, the birds didn't even appear in
> the roost area until 15-20 minutes before dark! This was very unusual.
> We thought the birds had left for the season, but they showed up. The
> birds will likely stick around the roost until the last week of August.
> Some birds might even stay until mid-September.
>
> >While at my daughter's soccer practice tonight at the National Guard
> >Armory fields in Havre de Grace, there was a constant stream of Purple
> >Martins heading south from 5:30 - 7:30 PM. They ranged from single birds
> >to loose groups of 15-20. Rarely were there even a few seconds when none
> >were in sight. Several thousand must have gone over in those 2 hours
> >and they were still coming when we left.
> >
> >Les
> >
> >======================
> >Les Eastman
> >les_eastman@netfox.net
> >Havre de Grace, MD
> >Visit the Harford Bird Club Web Page at http://birdclub.harfordhasit.com
> >
> Charles Vaughn
> 1306 Frederick Avenue
> Salisbury, MD 21801
> stamps@sea-east.com
> 410-742-7221
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Les Eastman
les_eastman@netfox.net
Havre de Grace, MD
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