Message from the Cap’n — Martins Coming Home in April
Posted by Jack Russell on March 31, 2022 · Leave a Comment
The Purple Martins will begin arriving in a couple of weeks — they usually reach the nests dangling at the Cap’n’s St. George Island dock between the 10th and 13th of April. “You will know when they arrive,” the Cap’n says. “They start singing and don’t stop through the course of their stay.
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Purple Martins Leaving Their Nests
Posted by Jack Russell on July 29, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Purple Martins usually arrive between April 10-13, rest a bit, scout the area, and then begin nestbuilding. Now they’re leaving. Take heart, and look toward their return next year.
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