Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas

Administrator
Congrats,
Changes were Immediately Obvious!
Popped open with much Vigor!

Now, for some PM Curiosity Seekers.

JEROME

Pulled a couple of all-nighters and spent the last weekend in geek mode.

WOW
Good on You!

Well, exitments building, PM crashed the border into Iowa! Although temps are still borderline.

ASYs are one week early here in Iowa. Across the board with our members in comparison to last years arrival dates it is one week difference. If things go as they are right now, I expect martins will also arrive about one week early in the Dakotas. Best of luck everyone.

Along with "Early bird" Iowa, Minnesotas moderating temp is losing snow, but gaining avian, crows, geese & Robins have arrived to name a few!

With the cold weather a thing of the past, a wide variety of bird species are moving into the state. I live on a small lake in central Iowa and we now have American coots, northern shovelers, white egrets, fish hawks, pipers, wood ducks, red winged blackbirds. Interestingly, here in Iowa we do not have yellow winged blackbirds. When I vacation in Minnesota I do see them.

Dave
Most Avian have Rereturn here as well, waiting to see Orials, Rose breasted Grossbeak n Hummers.
We see a pr. of BB n TS numbers in the 20s, but no PM closer than an hour away, although migrants have probably flowen right over on their way to Manitoba and Saskatchewan!?

I'm suprised to hear no martins at your location. We do have a few TS. No Orioles or hummers.

In 2018 the first ASY-m arrived on May 15, bout noon.
By noon on May 16, an SY-f was seen Chatting with him!
Is that a bit Unusual to see SY-f that soon?
Anyway, the SY camped about 4 days n Disappeared!
Next day he had Twin SY-f purtched on his roof.
DETERMINED CHAP!