| Dec. 12, 2002 | Jerry & Sue Glasson | E. Naples, Florida | 5 appeared early & high like they were feeding. Later 9-10 lower & circling lake. By 3 pm 6 martins flew between martin houses at colony site (Queen's Park). Reported by Bill Dietrich, Purple Martin Society of Collier County. |
| Dec. 26, 2002 | Mike Dingman | Melbourne, Florida | My first scout was an ASY female. |
| Dec. 29, 2002 | Richard Shulman | Port St. Lucie, Florida | Six pairs arrived. |
| Jan. 10 | Mary Hallman | Lake Wales, Florida | |
| Jan. 17 | Jon & Karen Dillenbeck | Geneva, Florida | |
| Jan. 18 | Lloyd Lambert | Gramercy, Louisiana | One purple martin on martin box. Frequently has the first martin in St. James Parish, usually around January 18. Reported by Tom Sylvest via Nancy Newfield. |
| Jan. 19 | Joe & Marge Prince | Cape Coral, Florida | Three purple martins came to stay at one of our 2 houses which we heated cause temps went to 32 last night. A 4th martin comes at times. |
| Jan. 21 | Charles Duhon | Lafayette, Louisiana | |
| Jan. 22 | Giles Kiefer | Palmetto, Florida | |
| Jan. 25 | Lee Carpenter | San Antonio, Texas | |
| Jan. 26 | Jim Dickerson | Lillian, Alabama | 25-30 martins circling overhead. |
| Jan. 27 | Ray Philbrick Jr. | North Port, Florida | |
| Jan. 27 | Eugene Loibl | North Tampa, Florida | |
| Jan. 31 | Phil & Pattie Knight | Jupiter, Florida | |
| Jan. 31 | Stuart Lasseigne | Laplace, Louisiana | 2 ASY males; one goes in housing other flying. Both birds seen next morning. |
| Feb. 1 | Weldon Vickrey | Atmore, Alabama | One scout. |
| Feb. 1 | Tim (no last name provided) | Henderson, Louisiana | Male scout; birds are late. |
| Feb. 1 | Wade Shaddock | Lake Charles, Louisiana | 1 male checked on 2 of our 3 houses (Calcasieu Lake) Feb. 1 & 2. |
| Feb. 2 | Gilbert Scales | Marrero, Louisiana | ASY male 8:10 a.m. on gourd rack. |
| Feb. 2 | Janeth Moss | San Antonio, Texas | |
| Feb. 3 | Floyd Kevin Cosper | Killeen, Texas | |
| Feb. 3 | Mike & Nancy Tecce | North Port, Florida | 2 males in morning, 5 next day. |
| Feb. 3 | Arvel Locklear | Plant City, Florida | 3 males, 1 female |
| Feb. 3 | Trey Tatum | Port Lavaca, Texas | One scout at house 11:20 a.m. |
| Feb. 4 | James Bolerjack | Bratt, Florida | |
| Feb. 4 | Lewis Blount | Clewiston, Florida | 3 males, 2 females |
| Feb. 4 | Karin Roberts | Corsicana, Texas | |
| Feb. 4 | Patricia A. Krell | Leesburg, Florida | 2 scouts |
| Feb. 4 | Silvia Rogillio | Metairie, Louisiana | Saw an adult male purple martin circling. |
| Feb. 4 | Barry Call | Palmetto, Florida | |
| Feb. 4 | Cordell W. Brown Sr. | Summerdale, Alabama | 2 scouts |
| Feb. 4 | Jeff Morvant | Thibodaux, Louisiana | 5 males in the a.m. |
| Feb. 5 | Diane Hansen | Boca Raton, Florida | |
| Feb. 5 | Howard Hanks | Bratt, Florida | |
| Feb. 5 | Jerry & Sherry Kamrath | Cairo, Georgia | 3 males |
| Feb. 5 | Robert C. Draudt | Lake Wales, Florida | 2 purple martin pairs. |
| Feb. 5 | Paul Krejci | Venice, Florida | 2 males & 1 female at sunset. |
| Feb. 6 | Ramon Penny | Biloxi, Mississippi | 5 scouts |
| Feb. 6 | Glenn & Rita Davis | Hialeah, Florida | |
| Feb. 6 | Terry Sparks | LaBelle, Florida | |
| Feb. 6 | Harold Streicher | Muldoon, Texas | Saw 1 pair in afternoon; 1st sighting around here in 2003! |
| Feb. 6 | Andrea Loncaric | Palm Springs North, Florida | |
| Feb. 6 | Edwin Smith | Pharr, Texas | 2 males, 1 female |
| Feb. 6 | Steve Miklos | Plant City, Florida | 1 male scout at 11 a.m. |
| Feb. 6 | Walter D'heedene | San Antonio, Texas | |
| Feb. 6 | John & Gloria Fade | St. Petersburg, Florida | 2 adult males |
| Feb. 6 | J.F. Luker | Uriah, Alabama | |
| Feb. 7 | Timmy Hayden | Amite, Louisiana | 5 scouts |
| Feb. 7 | Carol Staring | N. Miami, Florida | |
| Feb. 7 | Theresa Poeller | Tampa, Florida | 3 scouts |
| Feb. 8 | A. E. Kuntschik | Gonzales, Texas | 1 scout |
| Feb. 8 | Floyd & Yvonne Allbritton | Hialeah, Florida | 1 female |
| Feb. 8 | Woody & Sharon (no last name provided) | Marrero, Louisiana | 5 ASYs. 2 males at 9:30 a.m. followed by 3 females after hour of calling by males. 2 days later than last year. |
| Feb. 8 | Jeff Abby | Port Isabel, Texas | 4 ASY males, 5 with light chests. 7 came in morning, 2 in afternoon. |
| Feb. 8 | Jim Ward | Union City, Tennessee | 8 scouts |
| Feb. 9 | Abbie & Ida Gaspard | Lake Charles, Louisiana | 4 males at 8:30 a.m. |
| Feb. 9 | Mary Rabb | Llano, Texas | 2 scouts scouting my 2 houses. |
| Feb. 9 | Buddy Brewer | River Ridge, Louisiana | 4 males |
| Feb. 9 | Ann Delatte | Willis, Texas | |
| Feb. 10 | Kathryn King | Beaumont, Texas | 1 scout |
| Feb. 10 | Bobbye Higgins | Broussard, Louisiana | 5 scouts |
| Feb. 10 | Steve Lyday | Cape Coral, Florida | |
| Feb. 10 | John Vaughan | Cape Coral, Florida | 4 scouts |
| Feb. 10 | Charles Murrell | Hico, Texas | |
| Feb. 10 | I.N. Villarreal | Laredo, Texas | 1 martin scout arrived. Hearing him sing, we quickly put up the house; he returned a while later. |
| Feb. 10 | Mark & Cathy Troester | Round Rock, Texas | 1 pair at 10 a.m. They were early this year. Now have 4 pairs, they made it through an ice storm just fine. |
| Feb. 10 | Mary Terry Trevino | San Antonio, Texas | At 5:15 p.m. 4 males arrived, singing and flying in circles. |
| Feb. 10 | Charles & Millie Broussard | St. Francisville, Louisiana | 1 scout at 5:30 p.m. |
| Feb. 10 | Mary Lou Jones | Trinity, Texas | 3 scouts |
| Feb. 11 | Jason Torres | Arabi, Louisiana | Same exact spot. |
| Feb. 11 | Bill Taylor | Arlington, Texas | 1 ASY male |
| Feb. 11 | Betty McKinney | Brenham, Texas | 2 pairs |
| Feb. 11 | Glen Wooddell | Dallas, Texas | 12:30 p.m. ASY male martin; mid 60s, wind calm, sunshine. |
| Feb. 11 | Carl & Bernice Boone | El Campo, Texas | 4 males & 1 female |
| Feb. 11 | Vickie Reeves | Havana, Florida | 1 scout arrived. |
| Feb. 11 | Robert Payne | Houston, Texas | 2 males |
| Feb. 11 | Donnie Purdy | McGehee, Arkansas | 1 ASY female martin |
| Feb. 11 | Lonnie Bales | Milledgeville, Georgia | 1 ASY male at 5 p.m. |
| Feb. 11 | B.C. & Barbara Lennon | Miller Grove, Texas | One scout arrived this a.m. circled residence making usual chirping sound. Now have 2 martins going into houses. |
| Feb. 11 | Larry Vickery | Milton, Florida | 5 spotters arrived. |
| Feb. 11 | Billy & Mary Richardson | Naples, Texas | |
| Feb. 11 | Anthony Pitt | Scott, Louisiana | 1 scout |
| Feb. 11 | Catherine Paris | St. Augustine, Florida | 6 scouts |
| Feb. 11 | W. Bosbyshell | St. Petersburg, Florida | 2 males on house in p.m. |
| Feb. 11 | Moses Bender | Transylvania, Louisiana | First martin this year at 11 a.m. |
| Feb. 11 | James Balcar | Weimar, Texas | |
| Feb. 11 | Gary Pung | Wills Point, Texas | ASY pair |
| Feb. 12 | Mike & Rochelle Sullivan | Augusta, Georgia | Male scout checking out our gourds. |
| Feb. 12 | M. Proctor | Beaumont, Texas | 1 ASY pair arrived around noon. |
| Feb. 12 | Patrick Spell | Bossier City, Louisiana | |
| Feb. 12 | Adin Holdeman | Brookston, Texas | 1 scout |
| Feb. 12 | Betty Desselle | Challmette, Louisiana | 5 ASY males circling above & 2 landed on house. |
| Feb. 12 | Ray Beavers | Cleveland, Alabama | 1 male |
| Feb. 12 | Tim Painschab | Corpus Christi, Texas | 6 martins at noon. |
| Feb. 12 | Jack & Reba Leake | Decatur, Texas | 1 male on house a.m. |
| Feb. 12 | Russell Smith | Greenville, Mississippi | |
| Feb. 12 | David G. Pyland | Groves, Texas | 1 male & 3 females |
| Feb. 12 | Libby Moser | Hamilton, Texas | Mid afternoon, warm & sunny, a pair of martins returned |
| Feb. 12 | Frank Farmer | Hazlehurst, Georgia | 5 ASYs, 8 a.m. Fair, 38 degrees, wind calm. |
| Feb. 12 | Jerry Branch | Houston, Texas | 4 martins arrived 8:30 a.m. at our houses. |
| Feb. 12 | Bill & Jackie Watts | Miller Grove, Texas | 3 martins arrived 4:30 p.m. singing, circling & going into houses. Wind calm, 68 degrees. |
| Feb. 12 | Clifford, Ivey | Mobile, Alabama | 1 scout |
| Feb. 12 | Dennis Smith | Nashville, Georgia | 2 scouts |
| Feb. 12 | Dave Maddox | Port St. Joe, Florida | 1 scout |
| Feb. 12 | Jerry Duffey | Shreveport, Louisiana | 1 male on house a.m. |
| Feb. 12 | Jim & Natalie Brandt | Wallis, Texas | 2 males & 1 female arrived today & stayed. |
| Feb. 12 | H. Hoggins | Wichita Falls, Texas | 1 ASY male in a.m. Warm, clear day. |
| Feb. 13 | J.D. Blair | Boerne, Texas | 2 scouts at 5 p.m. Past 2 years scouts arrived February 14. |
| Feb. 13 | Brooks Blair | Dallas, Texas | 3 ASY males arrived at 9:55 a.m. It is 60 degrees & cloudy with light south wind. |
| Feb. 13 | Victor Stoll | Finger, Tennessee | 2 males arrived at 4 p.m. & 4:30 p.m. |
| Feb. 13 | Dan & Lillian Frazer | Gilmore, Arkansas | 1 adult male martin. |
| Feb. 13 | John Radosevich | Kenner, Louisiana | 3 males at 7:45 a.m. 54 degrees, sunny & clear. |
| Feb. 13 | Mary Tryer | Kingsville, Texas | Numerous pairs, not just scouts. |
| Feb. 13 | Kenny Desselle | Meraux, Louisiana | 2 ASY males singing, checking out new houses. Sure they'll be pleased to see great changes made. Welcome home! |
| Feb. 13 | Bob Washichek | Mobile, Alabama | 1 scout |
| Feb. 13 | Ben Horton | Pflugerville, Texas | 1 pair arrived at 3 p.m. |
| Feb. 13 | Miriam Fast | Prairie, Mississippi | |
| Feb. 13 | Michael Allen | Rayville, Louisiana | 4 males & 2 females arrived soaring over houses & gourds. |
| Feb. 13 | Don Day | The Rock, Georgia | 1 ASY female. Earliest ever scout, 10 days early. First time ASY female scout alone, usually my first scout is either an ASY male or ASY pair. |
| Feb. 14 | Carlie Coley | Alma, Georgia | 6 arrived early today. |
| Feb. 14 | Jim Vrbka | Bossier City, Louisiana | 6 scouts |
| Feb. 14 | Tony Vitovsky | Brownwood, Texas | |
| Feb. 14 | Nancy Payne | Butler, Georgia | 5 scouts came in morning. |
| Feb. 14 | Pearl Dungan | Carrollton, Texas | 1 male & 1 female scouts on Valentine's Day. |
| Feb. 14 | Hedy DeCosta | Deridder, Louisiana | |
| Feb. 14 | Jack & Frances Lee | Grandview, Texas | 3 scouts |
| Feb. 14 | Chester J. Bourgeois Jr. | Katy, Texas | 1 male scout landed this a.m. He inspected a compartment in my [PMC-24] Castle. I have 60 compartments & a pole with 3 MHPA perches between houses. |
| Feb. 14 | Don Hardman | Missouri City, Texas | 2 pairs of martins arrived today. Hadn't noticed any sparrows or starlings around house, but as soon as martins arrived sparrows and starlings showed up too. |
| Feb. 14 | Kirby Eberhart | Ovilla, Texas | 2 birds arrived at 6 p.m. |
| Feb. 14 | Shep Green | Rye, Texas | |
| Feb. 14 | Ray T. Shelton | Shreveport, Louisiana | 2 scouts at 8 a.m. |
| Feb. 14 | Rich & Pat DeLange | Terrell, Texas | 1 ASY male |
| Feb. 14 | Wendell Stovall | Trenton, Texas | |
| Feb. 14 | Mike York | Wichita Falls, Texas | 3 ASY scouts in a.m. of warm, clear day. 1 scout was ambushed in mid-air by kestrel immediately after initial sighting by landlord. Martin escaped, but was still being pursued out of sight. |
| Feb. 14 | Betty Baker | Wichita Falls, Texas | |
| Feb. 14 | Ken Daves | Wynne, Arkansas | 1 ASY female on perch at 8 a.m. Cloudy & 48 degrees. |
| Feb. 15 | Johnny Fife | Brookshire, Texas | ASY pair arrived at 1:15 p.m. after rainy morning, right on schedule. |
| Feb. 15 | Gerald Murray | Charleston, South Carolina | 2 ASY males visiting. |
| Feb. 15 | Tony Vitovsky | Ennis, Texas | |
| Feb. 15 | Bradley Brown | Eutaw, Alabama | 2 scouts |
| Feb. 15 | James Watson | Farmersville, Texas | 3 scouts arrived at 10 a.m. |
| Feb. 15 | Gordon Bean | Inverness, Florida | 1 scout |
| Feb. 15 | Herman Barton | Pembroke, North Carolina | |
| Feb. 15 | Sylvia Johnson | Tallahassee, Florida | 2 scouts spent night in housing. Lots of clouds, rainy night & day following. Comfortable temperatures. |
| Feb. 15 | Allen L. Newman | Temple, Texas | 5 scouts |
| Feb. 15 | Ann Weatherford | The Rock, Georgia | Pair of martins arrived this a.m. chirping & happy. 70 degrees, unseasonably warm. |
| Feb. 15 | Stan & Dotty Bartz | Tyler, Texas | 2 scouts arrived at 7 a.m. We raised houses & removed 4 door stops from each. Within 5 minutes scouts were checking both houses. |
| Feb. 15 | Clyde Gurkin | Universal City, Texas | 4 adult martins showed up early this morning. |
| Feb. 15 | Hans J. Mueller | Wimberley, Texas | 2 ASY males, 1 ASY female |
| Feb. 16 | Keith Desselle | Braithwaite, Louisiana | Several ASY male scouts. |
| Feb. 16 | Bill Anderson | Denton, Texas | 6 birds came by and spent a couple hours. |
| Feb. 17 | Myrna Buchanan | Forney, Texas | 1 ASY male 8:25 a.m. low 40s and sunshine. |
| Feb. 17 | Kathy Upham | Mineral Wells, Texas | 1 ASY male arrived at noon |
| Feb. 17 | Bill Boyd | Sulphur Springs, Texas | 1 ASY male seen at 5:30 p.m. |
| Feb. 17 | William Baird | Wichita Falls, Texas | 1 ASY male arrived at 8:25 a.m. Landed on TG-12 porch; weather clear & 34 degrees. |
| Feb. 18 | David Cope | Cedar Hill, Texas | 2 ASY males & 1 ASY female |
| Feb. 18 | Truman Hazelrigg | Comanche, Texas | 2 ASY males at 11:30 a.m. |
| Feb. 18 | Roy Pierce | Desoto, Texas | 1 ASY male arrived at 6:20 p.m. |
| Feb. 18 | John R. Swindell Sr. | Georgetown, Texas | 6 scouts |
| Feb. 18 | Bill Wolf | Lawton, Oklahoma | 1 scout |
| Feb. 18 | Frances M. Laborde | Marksville, Louisiana | |
| Feb. 18 | Forrest Harvey | Monroe, Louisiana | 6 scouts |
| Feb. 20 | Richard Keydoszius | Birmingham, Alabama | 3 scouts at 4 p.m. 66 degrees. |
| Feb. 20 | Carolyn Hamilton | Columbus, Mississippi | 2 martins landed on house at 5:30, 1 male/1 female. |
| Feb. 20 | Wayne Knight | Goldthwaite, Texas | 1 pair around bird house. |
| Feb. 20 | John Bolding | Guntersville, Alabama | 1 male scout |
| Feb. 20 | RD/Pauline (no last name provided) | Lawton, Oklahoma | 1 scout arrived at 9:30 a.m. |
| Feb. 20 | Burt Walrath | Orange Park, Florida | |
| Feb. 20 | D. Gramm | Vienna, Georgia | 4 scouts |
| Feb. 21 | Minette Densmore | Conway, Arkansas | |
| Feb. 22 | David Webb | Cleburne, Texas | 1 scout at 9:45 a.m. |
| Feb. 22 | Roger Eberhart | Dallas, Texas | 3 birds arrived at 8 a.m. |
| Feb. 22 | William E. Harris | Equality, Alabama | After stormy night & during very high southerly winds our first 2 purple martins arrived at 8:45 a.m. |
| Feb. 22 | Truett Welborn | Garland, Texas | 1 ASY scout at 10 a.m. Circled, making usual sound, hour later another arrived. |
| Feb. 22 | Margaret (no last name provided) | Haslet, Texas | 1 scout at 3:50 p.m. |
| Feb. 22 | Ray Ploeger | Horseshoe Bay, Texas | 1 pair came and spent night. |
| Feb. 22 | Roy Freeman | Waxahachie, Texas | 1 male scout mid morning has not yet returned bu did check out house. |
| Feb. 23 | Dan Willard | Fairfield, Texas | 3 scouts |
| Feb. 23 | Jimmy Mason | Grant, Alabama | 1 male scout |
| Feb. 23 | Charlie Morgan | Louisville, Texas | 2 scouts |
| Feb. 23 | Clark Tucker | Sachse, Texas | 1 adult male scout. |
| Feb. 23 | R.J. Parr | Wylie, Texas | 4 scouts |
| Feb. 24 | Eugene Tolley | Decaturville, Tennessee | 1 male, 2 females 12 p.m. cloudy, 37 degrees. |
| Feb. 25 | Jeff Abby | Port Isabel, Texas | Cold front came in yesterday 38 degrees. Last night 70-90 martins came in at 5 p.m. They all got jammed into two 12-unit houses one ended up on the porch for the night. Warmer today (43 degrees) they are starting to move around. They all seem to be older |
| Feb. 25 | Ann T. Reynolds | Sumter, South Carolina | 1 scout |
| Feb. 27 | Larry & Donna Lee | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 ASY males, 1 ASY female at 3 p.m. 36 degrees, removed snow & ice & put 60 watt bulb in house for heat. |
| Mar. 2 | Scott Walker | Ft. Smith, Arkansas | 2 scouts |
| Mar. 2 | Johnnie L. Ratliff | Grundy, Virginia | |
| Mar. 2 | Robert J. Thomas | Paducah, Kentucky | 2 pairs |
| Mar. 2 | Bill Burris | Salisbury, North Carolina | 1 adult male arrived 5:13 p.m. stayed over night. Last observed 7:45 a.m. |
| Mar. 3 | Johnny & Faye Riley | Bailey, North Carolina | 2 adult males |
| Mar. 3 | Roy Bauder | Portersville, Pennsylvania | 2 ASY males |
| Mar. 4 | Jerry Hutfles | Bella Vista, Arkansas | 1 adult male, 1 adult female |
| Mar. 4 | Will Stafford | Collierville, Tennessee | |
| Mar. 4 | Bob Haddox | Huntsville, Alabama | 7 a.m. martins were circling martin houses, temperature in low 40s and sunny. |
| Mar. 4 | Wayne Gately | Marion, Arkansas | 2 adult males & the sparrow/starling fight continues. |
| Mar. 4 | Keith DeFries | Marmaduke, Arkansas | 1 ASY male at 6 p.m. sitting on porch. Took couple door stops off but did not stay. |
| Mar. 4 | Ambrose W. Engel | Meeker, Oklahoma | 2 ASY males. 1 a 5:30 p.m. & 1 at 6:30 p.m. Temp 58 degrees, wind south 15-20 mph, cold front coming then gradual warmup. |
| Mar. 4 | Robert J. Thomas | Paducah, Kentucky | 1 pair |
| Mar. 4 | Jerry & Margaret Schulze | Rockwood, Texas | 3 adult males have taken up residence in old house & checked out new one. |
| Mar. 4 | Joy Ward | Vernon, Texas | 2 males |
| Mar. 5 | Elton Willie | Folsom, Louisiana | 3 adult males |
| Mar. 5 | Alberta Maddox | Garland, Texas | 2 scouts |
| Mar. 5 | Gary & Marcy Morrison | Marlow, Oklahoma | One male at 5:45 p.m. |
| Mar. 6 | Frank Bennett | New Columbia, Illinois | Observed 6 tree swallows & a long male purple martin at Mermet Lake. |
| Mar. 6 | Arthur Vanlandingham | Winchester, Kentucky | |
| Mar. 7 | Guy Williamson | Cherryville, North Carolina | |
| Mar. 7 | Dean Skinner | Edenton, North Carolina | |
| Mar. 7 | Betty Butler | Effingham, South Carolina | 2 scouts, cole/rainy 42 degrees. |
| Mar. 7 | Robert Clowers | Leachville, Arkansas | |
| Mar. 7 | Ed Ludwig | Okarche, Oklahoma | |
| Mar. 7 | Paul Raisig | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1 male sub-adult and 1 female 3 p.m. sunny, 68 degrees, beautiful. |
| Mar. 7 | Richard Horn | Pittsburg, Kansas | |
| Mar. 7 | Cherie Zpevak | Plano, Texas | 4 scouts 4 p.m. 75 degrees. |
| Mar. 7 | Terry England | Ponder, Texas | 1 ASY male, 1 ASY female |
| Mar. 7 | B.J. Copeland | Shawnee, Oklahoma | 3 scouts |
| Mar. 7 | Thomas Martin | Tulsa, Oklahoma | An ASY pair arrived at 6:20 p.m. |
| Mar. 7 | Bill Coatney | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 5 scouts |
| Mar. 7 | Ed Weldon | Tunica, Mississippi | 2 scouts on Tunica cut-off lake. |
| Mar. 7 | Jim Stamp | Wolf Lake, Illinois | |
| Mar. 8 | John Patton | Arpelar, Oklahoma | First pair arrived at 10 a.m. on a strong south wind. |
| Mar. 8 | Jack & Christie Mayo | Atoka, Oklahoma | 6 birds showed up this afternoon and appear to be making themselves at home. |
| Mar. 8 | Charles & Marg Hickman | Auburn, Kentucky | One beautiful adult male scout arrived at 5:20 p.m., 69 degrees, wind WSW 14 mph. |
| Mar. 8 | Joyce Fite | Bonham, Texas | 6 scouts |
| Mar. 8 | Ronnie Templemire | Boonville, Missouri | 1 ASY male, 64 degrees in day, 19 degrees that night. Male stayed in gourd overnight. |
| Mar. 8 | Tommy Chew | Carl Junction, Missouri | 2 scouts came in morning, stayed the night. Due to cold temps at night I put a heat emitter in one house. Birds got into compartment above it. |
| Mar. 8 | Sidney Breece | Claremore, Oklahoma | |
| Mar. 8 | James M. Jones | Corning, Arkansas | I usually have first scout last week of February but the weather has been so cold. |
| Mar. 8 | Tom & Pat Moore | Cullman, Alabama | |
| Mar. 8 | Bill Anderson | Denton, Texas | I live couple miles from Lake Lewisville. Right over my house is a flight path. At least 200,000 flew over today. Everyone further north - they're on the way. |
| Mar. 8 | Glynn Parker | Dresden, Tennessee | 2 scouts |
| Mar. 8 | Donald L. Duncan | Harrisburg, Illinois | ASY male arrived 3 p.m. 70 degrees, clear, windy. Stayed overnight in a gourd. |
| Mar. 8 | Jim Pettit | Hartshorne, Oklahoma | 2 ASYs at 7 a.m. |
| Mar. 8 | Cliff Waddell | Hartwell, Georgia | 1 ASY scout |
| Mar. 8 | Jim & Sue Lawrence | Jackson, Tennessee | 2 males, 1 female arrived at 1 of 2 houses. |
| Mar. 8 | Dr. Tony Gonzalez | Kingsport, Tennessee | Scouts arrived at 5:15 p.m. |
| Mar. 8 | Bob Hunt | Lexington, Tennessee | |
| Mar. 8 | Butch Schmidlkofer | Lindsay, Texas | 1 pair |
| Mar. 8 | A. E. Cheatham | Malvern, Arkansas | 3 scouts |
| Mar. 8 | Carl S. Norman | Marianna, Arkansas | 1 scout |
| Mar. 8 | Jim Jones | Mountainburg, Arkansas | |
| Mar. 8 | Larry LaVergne | New Braunfels, Texas | 2 males, 1 female |
| Mar. 8 | Dr. Curt Van Horn | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1 SY female observed on martin house at 6 p.m. 1 female arrived this evening at 6 p.m. |
| Mar. 8 | Joe Plunk | Olive Branch, Mississippi | First male scout arrived this a.m. |
| Mar. 8 | Willis Lance | Olmsted, Illinois | 2 scouts, 20 degrees |
| Mar. 8 | James C. Savage | Osceola, Arkansas | 1 scout |
| Mar. 8 | James Wells | Osceola, Arkansas | Male & female arrived at 5 p.m. 60 degrees (arrived March 8, 2002 at 10:30 a.m. 78 degrees) |
| Mar. 8 | Jim J. Abernathy | Perryville, Missouri | 2 scouts |
| Mar. 8 | Kathryn Dodd | Sanger, Texas | |
| Mar. 8 | Tom Erman | Springdale, Arkansas | 1 adult male on a beautiful 72 degree day. |
| Mar. 8 | Joel K. Freese | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 2 scouts |
| Mar. 8 | George Milacek | Waukomis, Oklahoma | |
| Mar. 9 | T.D. Burns | Badin Lake, North Carolina | Opened 4 M-12K houses Mar. 8 and 4 scouts arrived next day. |
| Mar. 9 | Rodney Eldridge | Benton, Missouri | 2 scouts |
| Mar. 9 | LeVern Nunley | Church Hill, Tennessee | 2 male scouts. Sunny and 60 degrees. |
| Mar. 9 | James C. Choate | Conway, Arkansas | Scout arrived at 11:15 a.m. |
| Mar. 9 | Dick Russell | Farmington, Missouri | |
| Mar. 9 | Charles Canter | Grand Prairie, Texas | Have 2 pairs in the house. |
| Mar. 9 | Wendell Griffy | Lewisburg, Tennessee | 3 scouts |
| Mar. 9 | Connie Beauchamp | Lewisville, North Carolina | 3 males, 1 female at 10:30 a.m. |
| Mar. 9 | Terry Burnett | Nashville, Tennessee | 1 scout |
| Mar. 9 | David McCauley | New Haven, Kentucky | 1 purple male at 7:30. Temp. 34 degrees. |
| Mar. 9 | Bob Lottes | Perryville, Missouri | |
| Mar. 9 | Larry L. Newlin | Ponca City, Oklahoma | 1 pair ASY |
| Mar. 9 | Johnny L. Dicus | Sapulpa, Oklahoma | 1 female or SY male at 7:45 a.m. |
| Mar. 9 | H. Vance Zink | Scottsburg, Indiana | 1 male scout |
| Mar. 9 | Rosana Bruner | Shreveport, Louisiana | 2 scouts |
| Mar. 9 | Kenneth & Marjorie Ford | Southwest City, Missouri | 3 ASY birds - 2 male, 1 female |
| Mar. 9 | Bob Edmunds | Springfield, Tennessee | |
| Mar. 9 | Don Harwood | Van Buren, Arkansas | |
| Mar. 9 | H.D. & Mary Harvey | Waverly, Tennessee | 3 scouts |
| Mar. 9 | Robert E. Wilson | Waxahachie, Texas | 5 scouts at 11:45 a.m. |
| Mar. 10 | Margie Berrie | Arkansas City, Kansas | 4 scouts |
| Mar. 10 | David Mills | Bartlesville, Oklahoma | 3 male scouts at 3:45 p.m. |
| Mar. 10 | Nancy Rolen | Gastonia, North Carolina | 2 pairs |
| Mar. 10 | Larry Bertram | Mt. Olivet, Kentucky | 2 scouts, 14 degrees |
| Mar. 10 | George Cotton | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
| Mar. 10 | Robert Sauerbrunn | Olmsted, Illinois | |
| Mar. 10 | Paul Turner | Pampa, Texas | 2 ASY males on porches about 7 a.m. 28 degrees & overcast. |
| Mar. 10 | Jim Evans | Pittsburg, Kansas | 2 adults, 39 degrees |
| Mar. 10 | Joe VanHooser | Princeton, Kentucky | 2 males |
| Mar. 10 | Joe Brooks | Scottsville, Kentucky | 27 degrees, 2 scouts sitting on TV tower. Last 25 years, twice Mar. 12, usually the 15th. I raised houses, plugged in light, they went to roost 30 minutes before dark. |
| Mar. 10 | Roger Krautkramer | Spring Lake, North Carolina | 3 males at radiator shop. |
| Mar. 10 | Monte Yarger | Virginia Beach, Virginia | 4-5 adults circling over lake. |
| Mar. 11 | William Mock | Bartlesville, Oklahoma | 2 male & 2 female adults at 9 a.m. 30 degrees, cloudy, no wind. To get up to 60s and 70s rest of week. Another season has begun! |
| Mar. 11 | Watson H. Hester | Chaffee, Missouri | 6 scouts |
| Mar. 11 | Lonnie B. Masters | Edmond, Oklahoma | 1 male scout |
| Mar. 11 | Eugene Smith Jr. | Kinston, North Carolina | 6 martins bedded down for the night! |
| Mar. 11 | The Becks | Lawton, Oklahoma | 1 ASY pair arrived at 9 a.m. |
| Mar. 11 | Gary Estes | Maywood, Kentucky | 1 ASY male at 9 a.m. |
| Mar. 11 | Delton Richmond | McPherson, Kansas | 1 adult male at 6:15 p.m. |
| Mar. 11 | Ruth Atkinson | Owasso, Oklahoma | First scout arrived, same bird that was "lord of the flock" last year, a beautiful black martin with a white dot on his right wing. |
| Mar. 12 | Joseph Gehman | Anna, Illinois | 3 scouts |
| Mar. 12 | Bob Rogers | Arnold, Missouri | 1 SY male at 4:50 p.m. high 60s, about 7-10 days early from past years. |
| Mar. 12 | Melba Reynolds | Ava, Illinois | |
| Mar. 12 | Les & Carol Cook | Blackburn, Missouri | 2 scouts |
| Mar. 12 | Joseph Gehman | Buncombe, Illinois | 1 scout |
| Mar. 12 | Ron & Billie Hornback | Charleston, Missouri | 2 ASY males arrived late afternoon, stayed till sunset then settled in for night. It's great to hear their chatter again. |
| Mar. 12 | Sam & Marilynn Wilson | Chouteau, Oklahoma | 1 ASY male arrived at noon. 70 degrees, partly cloudy, windy; week later than last year. He spent the night. |
| Mar. 12 | Walter McComb | Clarksville, Tennessee | 1 adult pair & 1 extra male at 9 a.m. 2 days early |
| Mar. 12 | Eugene Tracy | Fair Grove, Missouri | 3 scouts |
| Mar. 12 | Jim Bywaters | Flint Hill, Virginia | ASY male arrived at 5:30 p.m. |
| Mar. 12 | Tony & Karen Wolken | Garnett, Kansas | 2 male martin scouts |
| Mar. 12 | Frank and Lucie Bowling | London, Kentucky | |
| Mar. 12 | Roy and Velma Bowling | London, Kentucky | |
| Mar. 12 | Wendell & Arlene O'Brien | Mosheim, Tennessee | |
| Mar. 12 | Albert Alradspieler | Mountain Home, Arkansas | 5 scouts |
| Mar. 12 | Dennis Hale | Mt. Vernon, Illinois | 1 adult male sitting on house when I got home from work at 5:30 p.m. Opened one house & he went right in. |
| Mar. 12 | Ron Davia | New Bern, North Carolina | 2 martins (1 male, 1 female) at 7 a.m. on Castle. |
| Mar. 12 | Bill Hunt | Nortonville, Kentucky | Same day as last year. |
| Mar. 12 | Richard Harold Offil | Oakland City, Indiana | |
| Mar. 12 | Wayne Liston | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 1 adult male at 8:15 a.m. |
| Mar. 12 | Gene Dennis | Olmsted, Illinois | |
| Mar. 12 | Carl Paff | Olmsted, Illinois | |
| Mar. 12 | Bill Turner | Olmsted, Illinois | |
| Mar. 12 | Cory R. Nichols | Peterstown, West Virginia | Scout arrived at 7:15 a.m. 5 days earlier than last year. Perched on top of house then perched on electric line about 5 minutes, left. |
| Mar. 12 | Cliff & Betty Stokes | Piedmont, Missouri | 1 pair |
| Mar. 12 | Randy Moore | Prairie Du Rocher, Illinois | 7-10 days early. |
| Mar. 12 | Bruce Bauer | Red Bud, Illinois | 1 male martin by 4 p.m. |
| Mar. 12 | John T. Boyd | Rock Hill, South Carolina | 3 scouts |
| Mar. 12 | Terry Woodside | Rogers, Arkansas | Adult female at 7:15 a.m. cloudy, windy, 54 degrees; 3 males & 2 females by noon. |
| Mar. 12 | Keith Davis | Rolla, Missouri | 2 in mid afternoon sky. Did not land at the time. |
| Mar. 12 | L.C. Justice | Rossville, Georgia | 1 scout 3 days earlier than last year. |
| Mar. 12 | Becky Krautkramer | Sanford, North Carolina | 1 male at the lakes. |
| Mar. 12 | Green Mann | Sayersville, Kentucky | 2 scouts |
| Mar. 12 | Ken Harmon | Shawnee, Oklahoma | 1 scout, 2 weeks earlier than past. Normally get about 5 birds last weekend of March. |
| Mar. 12 | John Matthews | Springfield, Missouri | 2 males at 7 a.m. by late afternoon had six. |
| Mar. 12 | Dale Trimpe | Sun City Hilton Head, South Carolina | Very late. Generally here by mid February. |
| Mar. 12 | H.B. Laine | Waco, Texas | 3 scouts |
| Mar. 12 | Carson Benson Sr. | Wilmington, Delaware | Scouts arrived at 3:40 p.m. 70 degrees, fair, SSW wind 5-10 mph. |
| Mar. 12 | Ron Brewer | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | 3 male martins at 5:30 p.m. |
| Mar. 13 | S.E. Parrish | Benton, Kentucky | |
| Mar. 13 | E. & G. Neighbors | Bloomsdale, Missouri | 2 pairs at 7 a.m. cloudy, 45 degrees. |
| Mar. 13 | Dallas Talvert | Concord, North Carolina | |
| Mar. 13 | Peggy Bass | Courtland, Virginia | 1 scout this p.m. Has been cold & rainy since they came, staying in house at night but gone during the day till late. Had houses since 1977. |
| Mar. 13 | Mark Herren | Creal Springs, Illinois | 2 birds. Welcome home! |
| Mar. 13 | William & Katherine McFarland | Crossville, Tennessee | 3 scouts came same day as last year. |
| Mar. 13 | Jim Stuever | Dexter, Missouri | Houses were not opened but they let me know! |
| Mar. 13 | Christie Shaver | Henderson, Kentucky | Today's high temp was 60 degrees, low tonight to be in mid 30s. |
| Mar. 13 | Harold Kolbek | Holton, Kansas | Right on time. Last year scouts came March 13, year before March 10. |
| Mar. 13 | Everette Carter | Hurricane, West Virginia | 1 male 9 a.m. wet & foggy, 45 degrees. |
| Mar. 13 | James Ferhee | New Baltimore, Virginia | |
| Mar. 14 | Ray Frogge | Garden City, Missouri | 1 scout, early this year. |
| Mar. 14 | Bonnie Cure | Hanston, Kansas | 1 martin at 9 a.m. 4 days early. |
| Mar. 14 | Brad Goodpaster | Hot Springs, Arkansas | Better late than never. |
| Mar. 14 | Ed Craft | Kansas City, Missouri | 1 adult male arrived at 6 p.m. |
| Mar. 14 | Ann Smith | Millington, Tennessee | 2 males, 1 female |
| Mar. 14 | Bob Baird | Pampa, Texas | 3 birds today. |
| Mar. 14 | H.D. Jackson | Rose Hill, Kansas | 1 scout |
| Mar. 14 | Dan Kuykendall | Springfield, Missouri | 2 male scouts at 8:30 a.m. |
| Mar. 15 | John & Peri Levinn | Atchison, Kansas | 2 adult males |
| Mar. 15 | Tom & Joni Koch | Bright, Indiana | 1 ASY female |
| Mar. 15 | A.J. Stembel & Bettye Crockett | Cape Girardeau, Missouri | 1 scout |
| Mar. 15 | Chris M. Burkholder | Carrollton, Missouri | 2 scouts |
| Mar. 15 | Clayton Proffer | Chaffee, Missouri | 2 scouts |
| Mar. 15 | Clayton Proffer | Chaffee, Missouri | 4 scouts |
| Mar. 15 | Jesse Wimsett | Chanute, Kansas | (9-year-old, third grader reported martins.) |
| Mar. 15 | Beatrice Drummond | Chillicothe, Ohio | Female scout arrived at 6:30 a.m. Usually a male comes first. |
| Mar. 15 | Don Davidson | Clarksville, Tennessee | 3 males |
| Mar. 15 | Mike & Jackie Kindel | Concordia, Kansas | 1 pair |
| Mar. 15 | Stan Bosenberg | DeFuniak Springs, Florida | |
| Mar. 15 | Jim & Pat Niland | Dearborn, Missouri | 1 scout |
| Mar. 15 | Richard & Virginia Hilderbrand | Farmington, Missouri | 3 scouts |
| Mar. 15 | Bob & Donna Rupp | Hannibal, Missouri | 1 adult male at about 2 p.m. 62 degrees with lots of sunshine. |
| Mar. 15 | Mike Craft | Kansas City, Missouri | 1 pair arrived at 9 a.m. 1 day earlier than last 2 years. |
| Mar. 15 | James & Esther Bradshaw | Lee's Summit, Missouri | 2 ASY males on proches at 6 p.m. Flew when house lowered to open doors. |
| Mar. 15 | Waymon & Ruth Roberts | Livingston, Tennessee | 2 ASY males this morning. |
| Mar. 15 | William H. Allgood | Owensboro, Kentucky | 1 scout, cloudy, 60 degrees. |
| Mar. 15 | The Hollands | Pratt, Kansas | 6 scouts mid morning, 2 landed on house with 4 remaining in flight. |
| Mar. 15 | George W. Stone | Purcell, Oklahoma | 2 pairs of martins arrived. |
| Mar. 15 | Lettie Foss | Shell Knob, Missouri | 1 male landed on martin house just before dark. We're so happy to have them back! |
| Mar. 15 | Ronald & Nellie Rose | St. Joseph, Missouri | 2 young males giving summer homes an inspection. |
| Mar. 15 | Freeman Collier | Villa Ridge, Illinois | |
| Mar. 15 | Kevin Groeneweg | Wichita, Kansas | Adult male & female arrived late afternoon. Upper 70s & breezy. |
| Mar. 15 | Stevann Fraley | Williamsburg, Kentucky | 1 ASY male |
| Mar. 16 | Ed Donath | Arlington Hts., Illinois | 1 adult female at 3:30 p.m. |
| Mar. 16 | Max Lane | Bedford, Indiana | |
| Mar. 16 | Dallas Stoudt | Blue Rapids, Kansas | 1 male at 7:30 a.m. |
| Mar. 16 | Leonard & Betty Sandbothe | Boonville, Missouri | 1 ASY male checking compartments & left. Have 61 compartments, had 48 last year & all filled. |
| Mar. 16 | Russell Eldridge | Cape Girardeau, Missouri | 2 scouts |
| Mar. 16 | Dave Franzer | Clarksville, Missouri | 3 adult males, 1 female alive and chipper on river front. |
| Mar. 16 | Kevin Nociar | Ina, Illinois | 4 scouts arrived at 10 a.m. |
| Mar. 16 | Michael Burasco | Kansas City, Missouri | 2 adult males & 1 female arrived at 11 a.m. |
| Mar. 16 | Mike Kenton | Lexington, Kentucky | 1 adult male |
| Mar. 16 | Edward Elkins | Olmsted, Illinois | |
| Mar. 16 | Larry Himmelspoch | Rolla, Missouri | 1 female at 7:30 a.m. Gone all day but returned late afternoon & stayed. Temp in the 70s; about 1 week earlier than last year. |
| Mar. 16 | Lawson (no other name provided) | Sparta, Kentucky | 3 males |
| Mar. 16 | Brad Gower | Topeka, Kansas | 2 males, 1 female, 79 degrees, south winds 10-20 mph. |
| Mar. 16 | William Hatchet | Wartrace, Tennessee | 1 scout |
| Mar. 16 | J.M. Cline | Westmoreland, Tennessee | Black male scout |
| Mar. 16 | Keith E. Mohr | Wilsonville, Illinois | Male & female arrived at 1 p.m. |
| Mar. 17 | Keith & Royline Dixon | Appleton City, Missouri | 1 male martin on house. |
| Mar. 17 | Enos Peachey | Beaver, Ohio | 1 scout |
| Mar. 17 | Richard Keith | Bowling Green, Kentucky | 2 scouts landed on martin houses but only stayed a few minutes then flew on. |
| Mar. 17 | Rodney Hamblen | Columbia, Missouri | 4 mature males seen flying around martin houses. |
| Mar. 17 | Ralph Spaulding | DeMossville, Kentucky | 2 martins checking out housing in the morning, sunny, 60 degrees. |
| Mar. 17 | Jim Hoaglin | Louisiana, Missouri | 3 black males. Only 2nd time since 1964 they've come this date. |
| Mar. 17 | Bob Cornelius | Morning View, Kentucky | 1 male sitting on house, 9 a.m., sunny, 60 degrees. |
| Mar. 17 | Dane & Rita Miracle | New Tazewell, Tennessee | Spring is here, saw first purple martin! |
| Mar. 17 | J.D. Bellamy | West Frankfort, Illinois | 2 scouts |
| Mar. 18 | Richard Harper | Freeburg, Illinois | 1 male 9:10 a.m. 62 degrees, light rain. Only 5th time peony bushes not up when scout came. |
| Mar. 18 | Janet Oitker | Marblehead, Illinois | |
| Mar. 18 | Uria Yoder | Mechanicsville, Maryland | |
| Mar. 18 | Joan Krausz | New Baden, Illinois | |
| Mar. 18 | Wendell Eckelkamp | Washington, Missouri | |
| Mar. 18 | Dick Noble | West Point, Iowa | 1 male |
| Mar. 18 | Terald Kniffen | Whittington, Illinois | 2 male scouts mid day. Overcast, light rain. |
| Mar. 19 | Mike & Dru McCarty | Centertown, Kentucky | 1 male scout 5 p.m. |
| Mar. 19 | Morgan Reily | St. Francisville, Louisiana | 6 purple martins finally arrived. |
| Mar. 20 | Robert Gentry | Columbus, Indiana | 2 males at 7 p.m. |
| Mar. 20 | Merle Koontz | Liberty, Illinois | 6 p.m. |
| Mar. 20 | Glenna Carr | Mt. Vernon, Indiana | 2 males, 1 female at 9 a.m. |
| Mar. 20 | Ronnie Matheny | Piketon, Ohio | |
| Mar. 20 | Lowell Fiedler | Washington, Illinois | 2 male scouts at 11 a.m. light rain. |
| Mar. 21 | Gilbert Gregory | Cape Charles, Virginia | 4 scouts |
| Mar. 21 | Andrew M. Troyer | Conneautville, Pennsylvania | 3 days earlier than record early date. |
| Mar. 21 | Ray Higginbotham | Eleanor, West Virginia | |
| Mar. 21 | Orla M. Bontrager | Kenton, Ohio | |
| Mar. 21 | Edmond Clements | La Plata, Maryland | |
| Mar. 21 | Edward L. Lester | Roanoke, Virginia | 3 scouts |
| Mar. 21 | Patricia Jordan | Washington, North Carolina | 2 scouts arrived at 9 a.m. Sunny, wind from south. Birds stayed overnight, next day we had 5. |
| Mar. 22 | Bill Riffel | Burlington, Iowa | 3 scouts |
| Mar. 22 | Ernie & Mary Kalinowsky | Cobb Island, Maryland | Saw approximately 10 scouts at 5 p.m. |
| Mar. 22 | Lydia Bailey | Earleville, Maryland | I saw my first purple martin scout at 8:30 a.m. & by 10:30 a 2nd scout had appeared, 4 days earlier than last year. |
| Mar. 22 | Dan Hale | Edmond, Oklahoma | 1 pair |
| Mar. 22 | Bill Staggenborg | Hermann, Missouri | |
| Mar. 22 | Jerry Hunefeld | Huntingburg, Indiana | 1 pair |
| Mar. 22 | Homer & Verna Disharoon | Laurel, Delaware | Gorgeous morning temps in high 60s, 2 pairs sitting on houses. |
| Mar. 22 | Philip & Ann Gunter | Marydel, Delaware | 2 males. |
| Mar. 22 | Everett C. Lundy | Mooresville, Indiana | 2 males & a female. |
| Mar. 22 | C.T. Hester | Nicholasville, Kentucky | |
| Mar. 22 | Howard Underwood | Reidsville, North Carolina | 3 scouts |
| Mar. 22 | Patricia L. Lamberson | Winchester, Kentucky | |
| Mar. 23 | Daryl Cox | Corydon, Iowa | 1 adult male |
| Mar. 23 | Richard Murray | Frankford, Delaware | |
| Mar. 23 | Roman R. Miller | Holmerville, Ohio | 1 scout |
| Mar. 23 | Alan Koralek | Midlothian, Virginia | 1 ASY male on house at 7:45 a.m. sunny, calm, 42 degrees. |
| Mar. 23 | Larry & Charlene Jahner | Montgomery City, Missouri | |
| Mar. 23 | Kelly & Darlene Ramsey | Monticello, Kentucky | 1 ASY male |
| Mar. 23 | Jim & Pat McCarthy | Ozawkie, Kansas | 1 scout - 4 more within next 3 days. |
| Mar. 23 | Sherry Christopher | Preston, Maryland | |
| Mar. 23 | Owen Humphress | Simpsonville, Kentucky | Had 2 scouts checking out Castle this morning. |
| Mar. 23 | Sandra Horath | Westfield, Illinois | 1 male at noon |
| Mar. 24 | Atlee E. Yoder | Apple Creek, Ohio | 1 male scout |
| Mar. 24 | Clair & Joan Black | Bedford, Pennsylvania | 1 male scout at 9:30 a.m. Beautiful day, 65 degrees. |
| Mar. 24 | Bruce Childs | Boothwyn, Pennsylvania | ASY male scout arrived at 4:15 p.m. Sunny, 60 degrees, winds 5-10 mph. |
| Mar. 24 | T. Bybee | Canton, Illinois | 1 male scout |
| Mar. 24 | Pat Emmendorfer | Garnett, Kansas | 1 scout |
| Mar. 24 | Frank Uram | Griggsville, Illinois | |
| Mar. 24 | Jack W. Christoper | Hurlock, Maryland | Male scout arrived at 6:12 a.m. 2 days early. He looks to be in very good shape. |
| Mar. 24 | Rick Morris | Nashville, Illinois | 2 scouts about 11 a.m. |
| Mar. 24 | Paul Bushong | Oquawka, Illinois | 1 pair, male & female |
| Mar. 25 | Robert Sroufe | Hamilton, Ohio | Scouts arrived at 1:10 p.m. |
| Mar. 25 | Earl Higginbotham | Hurricane, West Virginia | 1 ASY male at 7:25 a.m. 4 days later than last year. |
| Mar. 25 | Henry & Betty Bounds | Laurel, Delaware | 3 scouts at 9 a.m. checking out gourds & houses. Temps high 60s. |
| Mar. 25 | Buford Webb | Tower Hill, Illinois | 2 martins |
| Mar. 26 | Esther Highland | Grand Island, Nebraska | |
| Mar. 26 | T.R. Meadows | High Springs, Florida | They're back 1 year from the day. 2 arrived this a.m., putting on a flight show. |
| Mar. 26 | Gary Cheek | Leesburg, Ohio | 1 male |
| Mar. 26 | Al (no last name provided) | Patoka, Illinois | 1 scout |
| Mar. 26 | Gerald Fornkahl | St. Charles, Missouri | 1 male |
| Mar. 26 | Robert Cox | St. Charles, Missouri | 1 male |
| Mar. 26 | Irene Penn | Yukon, Oklahoma | Hooray! Martins came today, later than usual. |
| Mar. 27 | Rich Harless | Jackson, Ohio | 1 SY scout checking out boxes at 7:45 a.m. 2-3 others checking it out from above. Low 50s. |
| Mar. 27 | Roger & Julie Lloyd | Kirksville, Missouri | 2 adult males at 7 a.m. |
| Mar. 27 | Omar Baker | Radcliff, Ohio | 3 scouts |
| Mar. 27 | Melvin Baker | Shippensburg, Pennsylvania | 2 scouts at 9 a.m. |
| Mar. 27 | Don Hall | South St. Georges, Delaware | 2 scouts arrived at 4:30 p.m. 5 days earlier than last year (had 18 pairs). Gourds & houses ready. |
| Mar. 27 | Karen White | Topeka, Kansas | Spotted my first martin flying about. What a beautiful sight. |
| Mar. 27 | Mike & Carla Greenwood | Weems, Virginia | 3 scouts |
| Mar. 28 | David Hall | Brandon, Mississippi | Sighted several scouts soaring this afternoon. |
| Mar. 28 | Albert & Helen Rodrick | Havelock, North Carolina | This morning our first martin was sitting outside a nesting room just 50 feet away. What a thrill! |
| Mar. 28 | Joseph Bontrager | Ligonier, Indiana | |
| Mar. 28 | Carl Schott | Vienna, West Virginia | SY male on house - stayed approx 1 hour. Scouts appeared this date for past 6 years. |
| Mar. 29 | Dexter Sholar | Alton, Illinois | 1 adult male. |
| Mar. 29 | Bob Marshall | Deer Creek, Illinois | 1 ASY male |
| Mar. 29 | Wayne Murphy | Denton, Maryland | 2 scouts |
| Mar. 29 | Les Houser | Dodge City, Kansas | 1 pair visited the house. |
| Mar. 29 | Wayne R. Trolz | Pinckney, Michigan | |
| Mar. 30 | F. Kendzejeski | Chase, Maryland | 2 males & 2 females |
| Mar. 30 | Jim VanHorn | East Alton, Illinois | |
| Mar. 31 | Robert P. Chapman | Bluffs, Illinois | 2 scouts |
| Apr. 1 | Steve Tisher | Council Bluffs, Iowa | |
| Apr. 1 | Bruce James | Goshen, New Jersey | Right on time! |
| Apr. 1 | Marge Albracht | Humphrey, Nebraska | 1 adult male |
| Apr. 1 | Darrell L. Cook | Martinsville, Indiana | 1 male & 1 female ASY adults at 8:30 a.m. spent night. 1 week earlier than last year. I am so glad they're back! |
| Apr. 1 | Verna Kruse | Sorento, Illinois | 1 scout |
| Apr. 1 | J. Hammond | Wilmington, North Carolina | |
| Apr. 2 | Barbara Newell | Ashville, Ohio | 2 scouts |
| Apr. 2 | Jesse Williams | Canton, New Jersey | Scouts arrived at 6 p.m. |
| Apr. 2 | Tim Harle | Dubuque, Iowa | ASY male |
| Apr. 2 | Roger Boleyn | Elgin, Iowa | 1 female at 6 a.m. checking out housing. |
| Apr. 2 | Johnnie Ratliff | Grundy, Virginia | 1 male arrived at 5:45 p.m. |
| Apr. 2 | Gene Sebben | Leon, Iowa | 3 males |
| Apr. 2 | Joseph Ruff | Marydel, Maryland | 1 male - 4 days later than last year. |
| Apr. 2 | Joe Miller | Millers Creek, North Carolina | 1 ASY male at 6 p.m. About 2 weeks later than last year. |
| Apr. 2 | Steve Fullerton | Muscatine, Iowa | 2 males |
| Apr. 2 | Chris J. Slabaugh Sr. | Nappanee, Indiana | ASY pair |
| Apr. 2 | Crist N. Raber | Randolph, New York | 1 male scout |
| Apr. 2 | David Pankow | Willow Springs, Illinois | |
| Apr. 3 | Steve Spauldin | Dawson, Iowa | 1 male |
| Apr. 3 | Donald Orendorf | Gumboro, Delaware | |
| Apr. 3 | Paul Carey | New Castle, Delaware | 1 scout at 7 p.m. |
| Apr. 3 | Harry E. Gouff Jr. | Smithsburg, Maryland | |
| Apr. 4 | Jerry Schneider | Bismarck, North Dakota | 1 female scout |
| Apr. 4 | Paul & Barbara Richardson | Waterford, Ohio | |
| Apr. 5 | Ed Koetting | Essex, Maryland | 2 ASY males, 1 SY male & 1 ASY female |
| Apr. 5 | Bob Eckelbarger | Peru, Indiana | 1 ASY male at 7 p.m. 32 degrees. |
| Apr. 7 | Clyde C. Bryan | Perkasie, Pennsylvania | Scouts came latest ever in my 44 years of hosting them. |
| Apr. 10 | Bob Fennell | Danville, Illinois | 1 ASY male at 6:45 p.m. Still here next day, 32 degrees. |
| Apr. 10 | Robert Heinz | Deweese, Nebraska | 1 adult male spent the night. |
| Apr. 10 | Robert Heinz | Deweese, Nebraska | 1 adult male spent the night. |
| Apr. 11 | Tom Sullivan | North Platte, Nebraska | 1 pair checking accommodations. |
| Apr. 11 | Robert M. Cooper | Osage City, Kansas | |
| Apr. 11 | Rich Bieker | Salina, Kansas | 2 adult pairs but only 1 pair stayed. |
| Apr. 11 | Dennis Droge | Seneca, Kansas | Approximately 7 p.m. several circled and one sat on house. |
| Apr. 11 | Bill & Faye Missant | Stoney Pointe, Ontario | |
| Apr. 11 | T. Schaefer | Stover, Missouri | 9:30 a.m. 3 males stayed an hour. |
| Apr. 12 | Barry Buchen | Abingdon, Illinois | A male & female about 2 weeks later than last year. |
| Apr. 12 | Jim Olson | Albert Lea, Minnesota | |
| Apr. 12 | Doug O'Rourke | Amboy, Illinois | |
| Apr. 12 | Bruce Nachtigal | Ankeny, Iowa | 1 scout |
| Apr. 12 | Bob Schneewind | Chaska, Minnesota | 1 ASY male at 12:30 p.m. 61 degrees & sunny skies. |
| Apr. 12 | Ron & Nedra Hash | Findlay, Illinois | Finally! 2 male scouts arrived at 7 a.m., about 2-3 weeks later than usual. |
| Apr. 12 | Dave Wollin | Stoddard, Wisconsin | Good to see them back. |
| Apr. 13 | Ann Babler | Browntown, Wisconsin | Have a nice flock here already. A few are arriving every day. |
| Apr. 13 | Richard & Marlys Hjort | Chisago City, Minnesota | 1 ASY male at noon. He went to same room as last year. |
| Apr. 13 | Al Westphal | Clinton, Iowa | |
| Apr. 13 | Donald P. Miller | East Sparta, Ohio | 3 scouts |
| Apr. 13 | Tom Behling | Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin | 1 male |
| Apr. 13 | Donald Dierkhissing | Milaca, Minnesota | ASY male at 5 p.m. Sunny & 77 degrees. |
| Apr. 13 | Mardene Bryce- Dalton | Plainview, Nebraska | Same day as last year. Always a joy to see them back. |
| Apr. 13 | Mardene Bryce- Dalton | Plainview, Nebraska | Same day as last year. Always a joy to see them back. |
| Apr. 13 | Elmer Krushinske | Sherwood, Wisconsin | ASY female arrived at 2:22 .pm. Sunny skies, 58 degrees, west wind 7 mph. About 2 weeks later than last year. |
| Apr. 13 | Ed & Trudy Vedral | St. Charles, Illinois | 1 scout, late. |
| Apr. 13 | Craig Kelsy | White Bear, Minnesota | |
| Apr. 13 | Kathy Nelson | Whitewater, Wisconsin | First 4 martins |
| Apr. 14 | Bernie Jager | Allendale, Michigan | 2 scouts |
| Apr. 14 | Vince Maine | Amboy, Minnesota | A male scout at 9:30 a.m. |
| Apr. 14 | Louie S. | Braddock's Bay, New York | |
| Apr. 14 | Chuck Collert | Carleton, Michigan | |
| Apr. 14 | Andy Katzmarek | Chesterton, Indiana | 1 male & 1 female at 6 p.m. both ASY. Very warm, about 85 degrees. |
| Apr. 14 | Ray Marcum | Lucasville, Ohio | 2 scouts |
| Apr. 14 | Joan Knoll | Milan, Ohio | 2 weeks late, 1 male scout arrived at 5 p.m. Sunny skies, 72 degrees. Latest scout in 30 years. |
| Apr. 14 | Floyd Bontrager | Nappanee, Indiana | 1 pair about 2 weeks later than average. |
| Apr. 14 | Roger & Sharron Comartin | Tilbury, Ontario | 1 male scout checked out our houses here on Lake St. Claire, flew off but kept coming back. We had a purple martin tape playing. |
| Apr. 14 | Helen L. Walker | Waukee, Iowa | |
| Apr. 15 | Harry C. Barker | Bridgeport, West Virginia | 3 scouts 3 weeks late; cold weather. |
| Apr. 15 | Rick Reed | Buffalo Grove, Illinois | 1 male & 1 female |
| Apr. 15 | Connie Spotts | Clarklake, Michigan | 3 martins at 11 a.m. |
| Apr. 15 | William J. Charlton | Consecon, Ontario | 3 male martin scouts, 2 ASY & 1 SY. Glad to see them back. Arrived in the morning on a strong southwest wind. |
| Apr. 15 | Floyd Pfeifer | Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin | 2 males, 1 female this a.m. Warm southwest wind. |
| Apr. 15 | Shawn Anderson | Gowrie, Iowa | 2 scouts arrived in p.m. |
| Apr. 15 | Robert Miller | Hartville, Missouri | 7:45 a.m. |
| Apr. 15 | Dan Bacak | Lacarne, Ohio | 4 ASY males showed up. |
| Apr. 15 | Bill & Anne Carter | London, Ohio | |
| Apr. 15 | Bob Pum | New Franken, Wisconsin | Saw first scout this morning while fishing at Bailey’s Harbor (Door County), at 6:30 a.m. checking out 12-unit aluminum house off the shores of Lake Michigan. It's still an annual "aesthetic" experience to witness the first purple martin of the season! |
| Apr. 15 | Dennis Zunk | Oak Harbor, Ohio | Adult black male flew in at 4 p.m. |
| Apr. 15 | Robert E. Gloria | Orient, New York | 1 scout |
| Apr. 15 | Wayne & Sharon Sockovie | Port Robinson, Ontario | 1 male & 1 female at 6:30 p.m. landing on M-12K house. Mild, 72 degrees, colder weather expected for next few days. |
| Apr. 15 | Jerry Yoeckel | Savanna, Illinois | Scouts arrived around 1:30 p.m. |
| Apr. 15 | Shirley Foglesonger | Wyoming, Illinois | 1 pair about a week later than last year. |
| Apr. 16 | Doug Upwright | Harper's Ferry, West Virginia | 1 scout at 4 p.m. |
| Apr. 16 | Arnold Manwaring | Niantic, Connecticut | First scout male at 11 a.m. Then at 11:30 another male. Low 40s. |
| Apr. 16 | Lou & Sue Kociuk | Port Rowan, Ontario | Saw 3 scouts entering houses at 6:30 p.m. only 35 degrees. |
| Apr. 17 | Robert Pum | New Franken, Wisconsin | 1 male purple martin checking out metal 12-unit houses at 4:45-5:30 p.m. Mid 30s with cold ENE wind from Lake Michigan. Always a "springtime" delight to see a purple martin scout in the backyard! |
| Apr. 17 | Darrell James | Sandusky, Ohio | |
| Apr. 18 | Paul Coleman | Buffalo, West Virginia | 2 pairs a week later than last year. |
| Apr. 18 | Helen Pugh | Racine, Wisconsin | 1 female singing; 2 days later 3 males, 2 females. |
| Apr. 19 | Steve Sisk | Chatsworth, New Jersey | |
| Apr. 19 | Ted Laugeness | Moorhead, Minnesota | |
| Apr. 19 | Jack Biggart | Pentwater, Michigan | |
| Apr. 19 | Bob Schwab | Walkerville, Michigan | First pair |
| Apr. 20 | Frank Gray | Kingston, Ontario | 2 ASY males, 1 ASY female |
| Apr. 21 | Bill Meese | Norwalk, Ohio | 1 ASY male |
| Apr. 22 | Valerie Vierk | Kearney, Nebraska | 1 adult male sitting on house in morning. |
| Apr. 22 | Jean Powell | Townsend, Delaware | 1 pair, last year they came March 29. |
| Apr. 23 | Don & Alice Wyland | Hartland, Michigan | 3 male scouts sighted at 6:15 p.m. about 2 weeks late. |
| Apr. 23 | Emma Dutton-Hindley | N.Cape May, New Jersey | 2 ASY males, 1 ASY female at 7:30 p.m. |
| Apr. 25 | Paul Bachman | Slatington, Pennsylvania | 1 ASY pair at 2:10 p.m. |
| Apr. 25 | Gary & Kathy Dale | Warroad, Minnesota | 1 scout |
| Apr. 26 | Sharon Watson | Buxton, North Dakota | Arrived at 9:30 a.m. about a week later than last several years. |
| Apr. 27 | Cindy Buchholz | Greenbush, Michigan | |
| April 27 | Chuck Loderbauer | Menasha, Wisconsin | 1 male, 1 female at 1:10 p.m. 62°, clear skies. |
| Apr. 27 | Chris Gilmore | Milton, Ontario | |
| Apr. 27 | Billie Reynolds | Monroe, Wisconsin | 1 ASY male at 2 p.m. Sunny, breezy, 75 degrees. |
| Apr. 28 | Milt Pugsley | Pentwater, Michigan | |
| Apr. 28 | Bob & Margie Barnard | St. Elmo, Alabama | 2 scouts appear to have taken up residence in my martin house just as I was about to give up... here they are (near Bayou LaBatre). |
| Apr. 29 | Wayne E. Lamberson | Plymouth, Indiana | First scout at 6 p.m. |
| Apr. 29 | Leroy & Kay Hindley | Port Rowan, Ontario | 2 scouts arrived at noon on our Trio aluminum houses. 60 degrees. Usually here April 10. |
| Apr. 29 | Roy Reimer | Worthington, Minnesota | 1 scout |
| Apr. 29 | Orlin Schneewind | Young America, Minnesota | 2 ASY males & 1 ASY female arrived in afternoon. This is 1 day later than last year's scouts. |
| Apr. 30 | Calvin & Cynthia McNeil | Clayton, New Jersey | They are unusually late, they usually come April 8. I think the entire flock of martins are late on the East Coast mid-Atlantic States area. |
| Apr. 30 | Ruby Wiebe | Marengo, Ohio | At noon an adult female scout was seen sitting on one of my martin houses. |
| Apr. 30 | Justin (no last name provided) | Ottawa (Cumberland), Ontario | 3 scouts arrived to new house on Ottawa River |
| Apr. 30 | Truman Fowler | Palmyra, Maine | |
| May 1 | Steven Weigang | Amery, Wisconsin | 3 scouts |
| May 1 | Fred Hansen | Port Rowan, Ontario | 1 male, 1 female & 1 young male. |
| May 1 | Fred M. | Statesboro, Georgia | |
| May 5 | Marc Fournier | Brossard, Quebec | 1 scout arrived at 8 a.m. |
| May 6 | Pamela Stein | Powell, Ohio | 1st year in Ohio... a pair sighted at 11:45 a.m. |
| May 10 | J.J. Jones | Shelbyville, Indiana | ASY male & female arrived at 3 p.m. Hoping this will be the year they stay. |
| May 30 | Harv Martel | Oldcastle, Ontario | Finally spotted a scout at 10:45 a.m. |