MUSINGS
Hello fellow OPMA members!
Seven-Year-Old Purple Martin Recovered at Holiday Beach April 2, 2022
Ron Delcourt, one of our OPMA members recovered a Purple Martin at Holiday Beach whose band indicated that it was a 7-year-old who made its final journey. Perhaps, this one was one of the early March arrivals there who encountered cold inclement weather conditions for several days and was too weak to recover. This is interesting in that I banded this Martin in 2015 as a nestling. The picture of the Certificate of Appreciation below tells it all.
Setting up a Nest Check Sheet
The Troyer Group has kindly provided landlords a way to monitor their Martin numbers with a very handy nest check sheet. Make multiple copies if you need more. Purple Martin Products has also been generous to provide the Scrambled Egg Recipe for the Purple Martin.
