Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas

Update 2024

April 14 first ASY-m arrived, followed by a 2nd & an ASY-f
on the 16th. (5 days earlier than 2023)
April 19th, noticing a mix of adult & young females!
April 25, twelve open cubys are occupied, most are paired, with around a 50/50 mix of SY/ASY females.
Weather has been kool, with a ...

High Everyone

A PM was photoed on the campus of BSU, March 15, 2024, possibly the earliest arrival, ever in Minnesota!?

PM have been reported in Detroit Lakes, so could be in our immediate area soon!
We have cubys pre-nested & 3 open, for early Birds🙂

I delivered system #7 to yet another ...

2023 in review

Hosted 24 pair at home site, fledged 106, from 116 eggs!
Two females went missing, leaving 8 unincubated eggs!

Satillite site, 7 pair, fledged 3o from 33 eggs!

Group I helped start, produced approx. 240 fledges, in 2023.

Productive, inspite of Kool spring, Hot/Dry weather ...

Allen
Nice feeders setup, what stops meal worms from crawling away?
Where do you purchase live worms from?
Are you feeding, spring 23 season?

Allen
Nice feeders setup, what stops meal worms from crawling away?
Where do you purchase live worms from?
Are you feeding, spring 23 season?

Allen
Nice feeders setup, what stops meal worms from crawling away?
Where do you purchase live worms from?
Are you feeding, spring 23 season?

Update;
Scout map indicates, that Allen, at Crookston has reported first ASY-m, arrived at that site on 4-19-23!
Our first ASY-m arrived in Thief River Falls area at 7 PM, on the 19th as well, following a sno/rain squall & preceding a 5 inch snow event.
He reappeared on Saturday, as the sun ...

Hi Purple Martin People

The 2023 season is upon us, PM are Swooping north, believe there are 6 reports in South of Minnesota!

Spotted 4 Tree Swallows purched above, our only system with cubys, this wed. AM.

Sno is leaving Fast & noticed an Eastern Phoebe, picking Flys off our exterior walls ...

Howdy Folks

Well 2022 season has come n gone.
Be fun to here about Wannabes getting a start & others growing Colonys🙂
Remember perry being involved in upgrades at the Greenway park.
Allen or Caroline, any news about changes in your areas? New Colonys started?

Dave Duit, any word from Iowa ...

Hello Perry & Scouts

Congrats on the Greenway Upgrades!
So did you replace 1 with three?
Are those spaced to establish individual Colonys
Hope they remain upright & produce lots of Fledges into the Sky for yous!

What's status of other Colonys in your area?