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ASY - After Second Year

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Dec. 30, 2004 Al Hassler Jacksonville, Florida
Jan. 1 Patricia Krell Leesburg, Florida 2 scouts
Jan. 1 L.C. Guilbeau New Iberia, Louisiana Spotted 3-4 purple martins overhead. 65°-70° We are about 20 miles off the coast of Louisiana.
Jan. 9 Jim Dickerson Lillian, Alabama
Jan. 9 Joyce Burasco Ocala, Florida 4 purple martins overhead.
Jan. 10 Tommy Conner N. Ft. Myers, Florida
Jan. 12 Stuart Lasseigne Laplace, Louisiana ASY male flew overhead then landed on perch of gourd.
Jan. 12 Arvel Locklear Plant City, Florida
Jan. 13 A. Stoll Austin, Texas
Jan. 13 Giles J. Kiefer Palmetto, Florida 1 ASY male 7:30 a.m. 70°.
Jan. 14 Greg Foreman Colleyville, Texas 2 scouts
Jan. 14 Bill Dietrich Naples, Florida 1 ASY male
Jan. 14 Roger Fackler Okeechobee, Florida
Jan. 15 Barry Call Palmetto, Florida
Jan. 15 Burch Akin Palmetto, Florida
Jan. 16 James, Bollerjack Bratt, Florida
Jan. 16 Howard Hanks Bratt, Florida First scouts arrived around 7:30 a.m., circled over mine and my neighbor's houses.
Jan. 16 Jeff Morvant Thibodaux, Louisiana 1 male
Jan. 16 Paul Krejci Venice, Florida 1 male at 8:30 a.m. 57°
Jan. 23 Loretta Armanno Citra, Florida
Jan. 23 Katie Antoniou Loxahatchee, Florida I saw martins flying over the area probably on their way north.
Jan. 24 Joe VanHooser Lake Okeechobee, Florida Saw a male purple martin on a power line near Lake Okeechobee.
Jan. 25 Joe & Marge Prince Cape Coral, Florida One female
Jan. 26 Weldon Vickrey Atmore, Alabama
Jan. 26 Rod & Diane Hansen Boca Raton, Florida 2 scouts a week later than last year.
Jan. 26 Robert C. Draudt Lake Wales, Florida 4 scouts
Jan. 29 Mrs. Lewis Blount Clewiston, Florida 6-7 male martins
Jan. 29 Charlie Green Meraux, Louisiana 1 scout
Jan. 30 H. A. Springer Freeport, Texas 1 male, 1 female
Jan. 30 Richard Savoy Lake Charles, Louisiana 5 martins circling high over the lake about 5 p.m.
Jan. 30 Abbie & Ida Gaspard Lake Charles, Louisiana 3 pairs
Feb. 2 Steve R. Miklos Plant City, Florida 1 scout
Feb. 2 Jeff Abby Port Isabel, Texas 1 SY & 2 ASY males on house. Neighbors saw some a couple days ago feeding.
Feb. 3 Woody & Sharon Marrero, Louisiana 1 SY male & 1 ASY male. Spent night and stayed.
Feb. 4 George Brack Norman Park, Georgia Had a scout appear and 3 have returned, staying overnight.
Feb. 4 Theresa Poeller Tampa, Florida
Feb. 5 Bubba Clark Thibodaux, Louisiana Had 3 martins - 2 males & 1 female
Feb. 6 Charles Broussard St. Francisville, Louisiana
Feb. 7 Lou DeLaneuville Dulac, Louisiana 3 males
Feb. 7 Charles Duhon Lafayette, Louisiana 4 martins
Feb. 8 Frank Farmer Hazlehurst, Georgia Late evening when I spotted scouts. They spent night in houses.
Feb. 8 Mark Mapp Montgomery, Alabama 2 males visited today... hope they stay!
Feb. 8 Jan Windrow San Antonio, Texas Martin on castle house. Never here this early.
Feb. 8 Isabel Joslin St. Augustine, Florida 4 scouts
Feb. 8 Joe Levins Wetumpka, Alabama 2 ASY males
Feb. 9 Clarence Morvant Jr. Thibodaux, Louisiana 2 males arrived at 7:45 a.m.
Feb. 9 Harold Streicher Muldoon, Texas 1 male & 1 female scout perched on house at 8 a.m.
Feb. 10 Gerald Murray Charleston, South Carolina ASY male 8 a.m. Earliest in all my years as landlord. Fist one seen last year on Feb. 19.
Feb. 11 Lee Carpenter San Antonio, Texas
Feb. 11 Murray Blackwell Valley Grand, Alabama
Feb. 12 Tony Vitousky Goldthwaite, Texas
Feb. 12 Johnny Fife Houston, Texas 2 ASY males styed the night. 3 days early.
Feb. 12 Margie Dumesnil Port Neches, Texas 1 scout
Feb. 13 Jim Siegeler Giddings, Texas 2 scouts arrived this afternoon.
Feb. 13 Don Hardman Missouri City, Texas 1 male circling over house. Did not stay.
Feb. 13 Clifford Ivey Mobile, Alabama 1 scout
Feb. 13 Jodi Grubb Montgomery, Texas 1 male at Lake Conroe in afternoon.
Feb. 13 Billy & Mary Richardson Naples, Texas
Feb. 14 Jim Vrbka Bossier City, Louisiana 2 scouts
Feb. 14 Bobbye Higgins Broussard, Louisiana 3 scouts
Feb. 14 Karin Robert Corsicana, Texas Same day as last year... my Valentines
Feb. 14 Bill McMickle Sr. Donalsonville, Georgia 1 pair
Feb. 14 Bernice Boone El Campo, Texas Arrived same time as years past.
Feb. 14 Charles Murrell Hico, Texas 1 scout
Feb. 14 Robert Payne Houston, Texas 1 male, 1 female on house at 8:30 a.m. Clear & mild. Landlord for 48 years.
Feb. 14 Juanita Spell Richmond Hill, Georgia 1 scout
Feb. 14 Oval Fielder Sugar Land, Texas
Feb. 14 Hans J. Mueller Wimberley, Texas 2 ASY males
Feb. 14 Ken Daves Wynne, Arkansas ASY male going in & out of gourds at 7:30 a.m. Clear, 55°, 3 days earlier than last year.
Feb. 15 Bill Taylor Arlington, Texas 4 males & 1 female
Feb. 15 Joe Johnson Columbus, Mississippi 2 scouts
Feb. 15 Ed Maynard Dalark, Arkansas 2 birds about 4:30 p.m.
Feb. 15 Myrna Buchanan Forney, Texas 1 scout at 4:55 p.m. 1 week earlier than last year.
Feb. 15 Gisela Fregoe Grand Prairie, Texas 3 beautiful ASY martins have arrived.
Feb. 15 Chester J. Bourgeois Jr. Katy, Texas
Feb. 15 David Richardson Naples, Texas
Feb. 15 Jerry Schulze Rockwood, Texas Put up 5 houses today; had 2 scouts waiting for us!
Feb. 15 John & Gloria Fade St. Petersburg, Florida 2 scouts, 3 weeks later than last year.
Feb. 16 Charles Laine China Spring, Texas So happy to see our martins back.
Feb. 16 Jack & Reba Leake Decatur, Texas 1 male on house at 6 p.m.
Feb. 16 Dan & Lillian Frazer Gilmore, Arkansas
Feb. 16 Kenny Desselle Meraux, Louisiana
Feb. 17 Susan Panajotov Boca Raton, Florida
Feb. 17 Tony Vitousky Ennis, Texas 3 years in a row scout showed up on same date.
Feb. 17 Lonnie Bales Milledgeville, Georgia 6 martins arrived late afternoon.
Feb. 17 Ray Moore Muscle Shoals, Alabama 2 scouts (NW Alabama PM Club)
Feb. 18 Rochelle Sullivan Augusta, Georgia 1 male & 1 female
Feb. 18 Ray Beavers Cleveland, Alabama 1 scout
Feb. 18 A. Hines Florence, Alabama 2 scouts
Feb. 19 Truman Hazelrigg Comanche, Texas 3 males
Feb. 19 Dale Birdwell Edmond, Oklahoma 1 scout circling overhead; 3 martins landed on our 12-room martin house.
Feb. 19 Chuck Iannaci Granbury, Texas 3 adult scouts
Feb. 19 Keith DeFries Marmaduke, Arkansas 2 ASY male scouts arrived at 7:55 a.m., 40°, 4 days earlier than last year.
Feb. 20 L. R. Lamb Coppell, Texas
Feb. 20 Tim Painschab Corpus Christi, Texas 3 scouts
Feb. 20 Glen Wooddell Dallas, Texas 4 ASY males, 1 ASY female at 8:30 a.m. low 50s, s wind 10-12 mph.
Feb. 20 Mitchell & Kathleen Adams Haslet, Texas 3 scouts
Feb. 20 David Stoltzfus Henderson, Tennessee
Feb. 20 Ambrose W. Engel Meeker, Oklahoma 1 adult at 2 p.m. while we were putting up housing. 70s, sw winds 10-25 mph. Earliest since mid 1970s.
Feb. 21 Jack Borden Cherokee, Alabama 2 scouts
Feb. 21 Danny & Betty Antwine Duncan, Oklahoma 1 adult female
Feb. 21 Victor Stoll Finger, Tennessee 1 female
Feb. 21 Leon Adams Grandview, Texas 1 male, 2 females
Feb. 21 Randy Mitchell Hamburg, Arkansas First scouts (2 adult males) at 4 p.m.
Feb. 21 Robert & Pauline (no last name provided) Lawton, Oklahoma 1 ASY at 10:51 a.m. What a sight to see and hear his songs.
Feb. 21 Charles R. Vance Lithia, Florida 5 martins
Feb. 21 Forrest Harvey Monroe, Louisiana 1 scout
Feb. 21 Katie Hampton Naples, Texas
Feb. 21 Raymond Laubhan Norman, Oklahoma Earliest scout we have had.
Feb. 21 Ben Horton Pflugerville, Texas 2 male scouts at 2 p.m.
Feb. 21 Buddy Brewer River Ridge, Louisiana 1 male, 1 female
Feb. 21 Clark Tucker Sachse, Texas 2 ASY pairs in north & west gourds.
Feb. 21 Gary Savoie Schriever, Louisiana 2 pairs
Feb. 21 Jack Sexton Shallotte, North Carolina 2nd year Castle hoping for more birds!
Feb. 21 Roana Bruner Shreveport, Louisiana 2 scouts 1 day earlier than last year.
Feb. 21 J. W. Fipps Temple, Texas 10 scouts
Feb. 21 Brooks Wetumpka, Alabama 6 scouts
Feb. 21 William Baird Wichita Falls, Texas 2 ASY males & 1 ASY female landed on porch rails of unopened TG-12 houses at 8:25 a.m.
Feb. 22 Jack & Christie Mayo Atoka, Oklahoma 2 martins flew over heading northwest.
Feb. 22 Travis Whitley Bertram, Texas scout at 12:29 p.m. on top of house.
Feb. 22 Frank S. Woodard Corpus Christi, Texas 16 or more birds waiting for me to open up their house. About a month late.
Feb. 22 Roger Eberhart Dallas, Texas 3 scouts
Feb. 22 Jacklyn Watson Farmersville, Texas 1 scout
Feb. 22 Jim Pettit Hartshorne, Oklahoma 1 ASY on house at 7:35 a.m.
Feb. 22 Larry K. Mitchell Huntsville, Alabama 3-4 ASY scouts overhead at noon; partly cloudy, sunny, 67°. Earliest since 1991.
Feb. 22 Ken & Marge Ford South West City, Missouri Think he will get his tail feathers frosted but we saw a male scout at 8:30 a.m.
Feb. 22 Marilynn Pryor Troup, Texas
Feb. 22 Thomas Martin Tulsa, Oklahoma ASY male on house at 6:08 p.m.
Feb. 23 Jim Sturges Bartlesville, Oklahoma Earliest I've ever seen scouts.
Feb. 23 Jerry Hutfles Bella Vista, Arkansas 2 males
Feb. 23 James M. Jones Corning, Arkansas 2 males
Feb. 23 Richard Hilderbrand Farmington, Missouri
Feb. 23 Frank & Margaret (no last name provided) Haslet, Texas 3 males
Feb. 23 Darryl Holden Killen, Alabama
Feb. 23 A.E. Cheatham Malvern, Arkansas 6 scouts 40°
Feb. 23 Joe Plunk Olive Branch, Mississippi
Feb. 23 Shirley Jernigan Selmer, Tennessee Female very tired at 3:35 p.m. one male at 4:45 p.m. both staying. I've waited so long.
Feb. 23 Joy Ward Vernon, Texas
Feb. 23 Donn Gramm Jr. Vienna, Georgia 8 males
Feb. 24 George Cotton Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1 SY male 1 week earlier than last year.
Feb. 24 Terry Woodside Rogers, Arkansas ASY female at 5:27 p.m. sunny, 48°. ASY male seen an hour later.
Feb. 24 Ricky Nicholson Stokes, North Carolina 1 adult male. Earliest I've seen one in this area.
Feb. 25 Bill Burris China Grove, North Carolina 1 female at 7:45 a.m.
Feb. 26 Paul Taylor Spring Lake, North Carolina Saw male first, then female about an hour later.
Feb. 26 George Milacek Waukomis, Oklahoma 1 male, 1 female or subadult male.
Feb. 27 Jerry & Dean McEwen Glen, Mississippi 7:20 a.m. We're so glad they're here.
Feb. 28 Kenneth Cooper Tulsa, Oklahoma 2 scouts
Mar. 1 David Redman San Antonio, Texas
Mar. 2 Marcie Swan Jacksboro, Texas
Mar. 2 Cherie Zpevak Plano, Texas 3 scouts
Mar. 3 John Patton Arpelar, Oklahoma Scout did a "fly-by" a couple of times then left.
Mar. 3 Larry & Donna Lee Byhalia, Mississippi 1 ASY male at 5 p.m.
Mar. 3 Nancy Rolen Gastonia, North Carolina 1 adult male at 8 a.m.
Mar. 3 Dale Swan Jacksboro, Texas
Mar. 3 Donnie Bonner Stratford, Oklahoma 2 scouts
Mar. 4 Sam Wilson Chouteau, Oklahoma 2 martins flew over at dusk. Earliest since we've had houses.
Mar. 4 Michael C. Sanford Edmond, Oklahoma 1 ASY female at 7:45 a.m.
Mar. 4 Ed & Jo Ludwig Okarche, Oklahoma
Mar. 4 Larry L. Newlin Ponca City, Oklahoma 1 pair arrived but moved on.
Mar. 4 Richard Rauch Royce City, Texas 2 scouts (Hunt County)
Mar. 5 Bobby Perkins Carlisle, Arkansas 5 scouts early a.m.
Mar. 5 Fred Ashmone Decatur, Alabama 2 scouts
Mar. 5 Gayle & Keith (no last name provided) Dothan, Alabama 2 males arrived on very cloudy, cool day.
Mar. 5 Willis Lance Olmsted, Illinois 2 scouts
Mar. 6 David & Peggy (no last name provided) Cedar Hill, Texas 1 adult male flew over site.
Mar. 6 Faye Shone Colbert, Oklahoma 2 scouts
Mar. 6 Dean Skinner Edenton, North Carolina 1 female at 5:15 p.m. Earliest scout I've had.
Mar. 6 Marvin Piercy Lebanon, Missouri 1 male & 1 female watched me clean the 3 boxes then promptly moved in! They arrived much earlier this year.
Mar. 6 Lee Hawkins Memphis, Tennessee 2 males & 2 females
Mar. 6 Larry & Jamie Noble Shady Shores, Texas 2 ASY males arrived this a.m.
Mar. 6 Jimmy (no last name provided) Tuckerman, Arkansas 2 males, 1 female about 10 days later than last year.
Mar. 6 Dick Sherry Tulsa, Oklahoma ASY male & female landed on house shortly after 6 p.m.
Mar. 6 D. Oakley Wilmington, North Carolina Got our boxes back up just in time! Five scouts were waiting patiently to see the vacancy sign.
Mar. 7 Fred Gurley Badin Lake, North Carolina 2 ASY males 11:30 a.m.
Mar. 7 T.D. Burns Badin Lake, North Carolina Several scouts sighted over many houses in the area.
Mar. 7 Johnny Riley Bailey, North Carolina Just managed to get our boxes up on Saturday & had 5 scouts today!
Mar. 7 Joseph Gehman Buncombe, Illinois
Mar. 7 Walt McComb Clarksville, Tennessee 1 male
Mar. 7 Glynn Parker Dresden, Tennessee 1 scout
Mar. 7 Jimmy Mason Grant, Alabama 1 ASY male about a week late.
Mar. 7 Bill Wolf Lawton, Oklahoma 2 scouts
Mar. 7 Connie Beauchamp Lewisville, North Carolina 1 male at 11 a.m.
Mar. 7 J.W. Faulkner Louisburg, North Carolina 4 scouts
Mar. 7 James D. Wells Osceola, Arkansas 2 females, 1 male; raining, 55°.
Mar. 7 Kirby Eberhart Ovilla, Texas 2 scouts
Mar. 7 John Matthews Springfield, Missouri 1 ASY at 6 p.m. Earliest since 1992.
Mar. 7 Roger Parker Wetumpka, Alabama 3 scouts
Mar. 8 J. D. Blair Boerne, Texas 3 scouts arrived 3 weeks late due to weather.
Mar. 8 Charles Canter Grand Prairie, Texas 3 males
Mar. 8 Lewis & Barbara Tripp Martinsville, Virginia 1 scout
Mar. 8 Gary Hickman Matthews, Missouri 1 scout at box; stayed about 1 hour.
Mar. 8 Vance Zink Scottsburg, Indiana 1 male & 1 female arrived at 6 p.m.
Mar. 8 Tom Erman Springdale, Arkansas 1 ASY male. Exact same date as last year.
Mar. 9 Bob Baird Pampa, Texas 1 ASY male 10:30 a.m.
Mar. 9 Paul Turner Pampa, Texas
Mar. 9 Jerry L. Downing Jr. Tunas, Missouri
Mar. 10 Richard & Nell Keith Bowling Green, Kentucky 1 male 10:30 a.m. Very cold 35°, windy, cloudy & snow predicted tonight.
Mar. 10 John Madison Brownsville, Kentucky ASY male & female 9:30 a.m. 6 days later than 2004.
Mar. 10 Mike & Linda (no last name provided) Cedar Hill, Texas 4 adults - 3 males, 1 female.
Mar. 10 David Moore Decatur, Alabama 2 scouts
Mar. 10 Rick Dye Tuscaloosa, Alabama 3 males at 6:30 a.m., left by noon.
Mar. 10 Larry Waller Waxahachie, Texas 1 male at 4:30 p.m., warm.
Mar. 11 Jim S. Dexter, Missouri
Mar. 11 Val Whisenand Glencoe, Arkansas Few bugs for food yet.
Mar. 11 Bill Versheldon Perryville, Missouri
Mar. 11 Joe Brooks Scottsville, Kentucky ASY male sitting on house at 7 a.m. Average arrival date is March 12 (Mar. 2 last year)
Mar. 12 Ron Templemire Boonville, Missouri ASY male swooped, heard him gurgle as he flew in at 5 p.m. Arrived last year on March 9.
Mar. 12 Charles Thornton Douglass, Kansas 4 young males landed on bird house, have been here ever since.
Mar. 12 Dan & Sharon Hale Edmond, Oklahoma Our first pair arrived this morning.
Mar. 12 Dick Russell Farmington, Missouri 1 adult male at 12:28 p.m. Clear, 64°.
Mar. 12 John Radosevich Kenner, Louisiana 1 scout
Mar. 12 Sarah Fitzgerald Kenton, Tennessee 1 male, 2 females on house at 9:15 a.m.
Mar. 12 L. C. Justice Rossville, Georgia 1 male
Mar. 12 Kristofer Swift Springfield, Missouri 1 male on phone wire at 5:15 p.m. Took plugs out of house & he was in it by 5:45 p.m.
Mar. 12 Brad Gower Topeka, Kansas 1 ASY male at 7:30 a.m. Sunny 40° light south wind.
Mar. 13 John & Peri Levinn Atchison, Kansas 1 ASY male at 6 p.m. 51°
Mar. 13 LeVern Nunley Church Hill, Tennessee Scout spotted at 9:20 a.m., 43°, clear & sunshine.
Mar. 13 Virgil Allen Wichita, Kansas 1 Male at 11:20 a.m.cold & windy. 2 weeks earlier than last year.
Mar. 14 E. & G. Neighbors Bloomsdale, Missouri 1 young male at 9 a.m.
Mar. 14 Mike Gallman Columbus, Georgia 1 pair
Mar. 14 Myron D. Dillow Dongola, Illinois 2 scouts
Mar. 14 Cecil Cradic Greenwood, Arkansas 2 males & 1 female at 10:15 a.m. checking house. Clear, sunshine, 50° & going up.
Mar. 14 Ed Craft Kansas City, Missouri 1 ASY pair 6 p.m. 44°
Mar. 14 Joan Krausz New Baden, Illinois 1 scout at 8:30 a.m. Windy, 33° & sunny.
Mar. 15 William Mock Bartlesville, Oklahoma 1 ASY female at 9:45 a.m. Cloudy, 45°.
Mar. 15 Gary Warner Holyrood, Kansas 1 scout
Mar. 15 Carl S. Norman Marianna, Arkansas 1 female at 5 p.m., cold.
Mar. 15 Dan Westfall Springfield, Missouri 1 scout at 7:30 a.m.
Mar. 16 Geneva Tipton Christianburg, Kentucky 1 male 9:45 a.m. cloudy, cold east wind.
Mar. 16 Tony & Bonnie (no last name provided) Hanston, Kansas 2 males at 9:30 a.m., cold.
Mar. 16 Betty J. Wilcox West Fork, Arkansas
Mar. 17 Ma Brown Cape Girardeau, Missouri 2 adult males at 10 a.m.
Mar. 17 Ray Henderson Chalybeate Springs, Kentucky
Mar. 17 Les Houser Dodge City, Kansas 1 male
Mar. 17 Tom Rupp Hannibal, Missouri 1 adult male about 7:30 a.m.
Mar. 17 Brian Wibbenmeyer Jackson, Missouri 1 male mid day, 60°
Mar. 17 Harold Anger Lawrenceburg, Tennessee 3 scouts
Mar. 17 Charles Lankford Niota, Tennessee 1 scout around noon, light rain, 39°, 4 days later than last year.
Mar. 17 Mike Richardet Perryville, Missouri
Mar. 17 Cliff & Betty Stokes Piedmont, Missouri 2 scouts
Mar. 17 Ronald & Nellie Rose St. Joseph, Missouri 2 adults
Mar. 18 Willie Stinson Bowling Green, Kentucky 1 male sat on antena for 25 minutes, looked sick and weak.
Mar. 18 Merle Koontz Burton, Illinois
Mar. 18 Tommy Chew Carl Junction, Missouri 1 ASY male at 5 p.m.
Mar. 18 Carol Wimsett Chanute, Kansas 2 scout about 1:15 p.m.
Mar. 18 W. Quick Iola, Kansas
Mar. 18 Jim & Pat McCarthy Ozawkie, Kansas
Mar. 18 Bob Lottes Perryville, Missouri
Mar. 19 H. Harrell Jarratt, Virginia 1 male at 5 p.m.
Mar. 19 Delton Ricmond McPherson, Kansas 1 ASY female at dusk
Mar. 19 James B. Shrewsbury Pulaski, Virginia 1 scout at Claytor Lake, 51°.
Mar. 19 Marion Davis Sedan, Kansas
Mar. 19 Terald Kniffen Whittington, Illinois 1 scout mid day
Mar. 20 Tonya (no last name provided) Columbia, Illinois 1 male about 9:30 a.m. Hooray for the new house!
Mar. 20 Mike & Jackie Kindel Concordia, Kansas 1 pair at 5:12 p.m.
Mar. 20 Lenny Pitzen Hawk Point, Missouri 2 ASY males at 11:55 a.m. clear 50°
Mar. 20 Clif Strickland Hoisington, Kansas 2 males around 10 a.m. 45°
Mar. 20 Robert Haddox Huntsville, Alabama For years our scouts arrived around March 8.
Mar. 20 Chris (no last name provided) Olive Branch, Illinois 3 scouts flying over Horseshoe Lake around 3 p.m.
Mar. 20 Cheri Warner Richland, Missouri 2 males
Mar. 20 Al Jackson Rose Hill, Kansas 1 scout
Mar. 20 Rich Tognarelli Troy, Illinois 1 male at 5 p.m. 50°
Mar. 20 Earl & Patricia Jordan Washington, North Carolina 1 male flying around boxes at 5 p.m. mid 60s, sunny.
Mar. 21 Gideon S. Peachey Belleville, Pennsylvania
Mar. 21 Chris M. Burkholder Carrollton, Missouri 1 scout
Mar. 21 Ray & Dorothy Frogge Garden City, Missouri
Mar. 21 Karen Martin Griggsville, Illinois 5 scouts circling over the purple martin tower up town shortly aftert 5 p.m.
Mar. 21 Everette Carter Hurricane, West Virginia 1 female at 10 a.m. 1 day later than last year.
Mar. 21 Ray Matheny Lucasville, Ohio 1 male
Mar. 21 Debbie Wright Murphysboro, Illinois
Mar. 21 David McCauley New Haven, Kentucky 1 ASY male 45° cold rain
Mar. 21 Sandra Horath Westfield, Illinois 1 scout at 3 p.m.
Mar. 22 Atlee E. Yoder Apple Creek, Ohio 1 scout
Mar. 22 Lendale Dawson Cana, Virginia 2 scouts - much later than last year.
Mar. 22 Kenneth Steffen Clay Center, Kansas 4 purple martins flying overhead.
Mar. 22 Ralph L. Flory Jr. Fayetteville, Pennsylvania 1 male at 5 p.m.
Mar. 22 Jim & Nancy Donald Lake Anna, Virginia 2 adult males, 1 adult female arrived at 5:15 p.m.
Mar. 22 Frank Morgan Louisville, Kentucky 2 scouts
Mar. 22 Darrell L. Cook Martinsville, Indiana My babies are back! 2 males, 1 female; rainy & 45°, 1 week later than last year.
Mar. 22 Ron Davia New Bern, North Carolina 1 adult male arrived at 5:45 p.m. House located on Neuse River area.
Mar. 22 Bob Thomas Paducah, Kentucky 4 scouts
Mar. 22 Paul & Pat Moreland St. James, Missouri 2 males at 5:38 p.m.
Mar. 22 Mike & Carla Greenwood Weems, Virginia 2 males at 7:50 a.m.
Mar. 23 Harold Kolbek Holton, Kansas
Mar. 23 James & Esther Bradshaw Lee's Summit, Missouri 1 ASY female at 5:50 p.m. 45°, cloudy.
Mar. 23 Boot Masterson New Hope, Kentucky 1 ASY male
Mar. 23 Paul Bushong Oquawka, Illinois 2 scouts
Mar. 23 Ronnie Matheny Piketon, Ohio 1 male & 1 female
Mar. 23 Kevin Dorris Portland, Tennessee
Mar. 24 Keith & Royline Dixon Appleton City, Missouri 2 males, 1 female at 5:30 p.m. 47°
Mar. 24 Charlie & Marg Hickman Auburn, Kentucky Male & female finally returned at 4:30 p.m. Cloudy, 51°, about 2 weeks late.
Mar. 24 Harry C. Barker Bridgeport, West Virginia 1 scout
Mar. 24 Frank Miller El Dorado, Kansas 1 male & 1 female at 12:18 p.m. overcast 55°. They look good, very talkative.
Mar. 24 David Brown Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania 2 pairs at 5:30 p.m. 1 week earlier than last year.
Mar. 24 Tracy Barnhill Jr. Greenville, North Carolina Heard a couple, but didn't [stay]; 38 gourds ready.
Mar. 24 T. Meadows High Springs, Florida 3 arrived in the morning & moved into the new housing.
Mar. 24 Nathan Arnold Hurricane, West Virginia
Mar. 24 B.B. Arnold Hurricane, West Virginia 2 ASY males & 2 ASY females
Mar. 24 Gorman Cline Inez, Kentucky 1 male arived at 11 a.m. overcast 43°
Mar. 24 Bobby Edwards Munfordville, Kentucky 1 scout at 7 a.m. Cold with heavy fog.
Mar. 24 Keith Davis Rolla, Missouri 3 scouts arrived late evening. 45°, rain.
Mar. 24 Dennis Iverson Wellington, Kansas This is the latest that they have come in a long time.
Mar. 24 Lowell & Helen Adams Wheelersburg, Ohio
Mar. 25 Mel Smith Adrian, Missouri Had 3 purple martins flying around this morning! They're running a little late but good thing, it's been wet & cold.
Mar. 25 Wayne Whitesell Blue Rapids, Kansas 1 scout
Mar. 25 Robert P. Chapman Bluffs, Illinois 2 ASY males, 1 female at 4:20 p.m. 42°, cloudy with drizzle.
Mar. 25 Don Bridgman Caldwell, Ohio Adult male & female at 4 p.m. 45°
Mar. 25 Robert & Ruth Warner Carlisle, Ohio
Mar. 25 Glenn & Mary Smith Corydon, Indiana 1 ASY female at 2 p.m. Sunny, 60° after light rain; 5 days later than last year.
Mar. 25 Jim & Patty Niland Dearborn, Missouri 2 ASY males arrived at 2 p.m.
Mar. 25 Gary Trammel Harrisburg, Illinois 1 ASY male at 9:30 a.m. Had been raining, now sunny, 54°.
Mar. 25 Bob & Betty Cornelius Morning View, Kentucky 1 male 7:39 a.m. 38° raining.
Mar. 25 Glenna Carr Mt. Vernon, Indiana 1 scout at 10 a.m. Sky was overcast & about 50°.
Mar. 25 Bill Schaechtel Pocahontas, Arkansas 2 males, 3 females arrived 3 weeks later than last year.
Mar. 25 Larry Himmelspoch Rolla, Missouri 1 adult female landed but didn't stay. Temp in upper 30s, lower 40s.
Mar. 25 Rod Pollard Salem, Illinois 1 male, 1 female ASY
Mar. 26 John Marks Bluford, Illinois
Mar. 26 Robert Quesenberry Flatwoods, Kentucky 1 female, 2 males 40°
Mar. 26 Terry Sears Harrodsburg, Kentucky 1 ASY male at 8:15 a.m. 46° & foggy.
Mar. 26 Karen Wasinger Hutchinson, Kansas 3 scouts!
Mar. 26 Jim Hoaglin Louisiana, Missouri
Mar. 26 Fay Marcum Lucasville, Ohio 5
Mar. 26 Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Jahner Montgomery City, Missouri
Mar. 26 Terry Burnett Nashville, Tennessee 1 adult male at 7:30 a.m. sunny 54°
Mar. 26 The Andersons Opelika, Alabama 2 martins over gourds; sunny, mid 60s.
Mar. 26 Omar Baker Radcliff, Ohio 1 scout
Mar. 26 Howard Undersood Reidsville, North Carolina
Mar. 26 Gary Petty Scottsville, Kentucky 5 martins arrived; sunny & mid 60s.
Mar. 26 Gerald Fornkahl St. Charles, Missouri 4 males, 4 females at 6:30 a.m.
Mar. 26 Robert Cox St. Charles, Missouri
Mar. 26 Dick Wood Waverly, Ohio 1 male
Mar. 27 Jerry Davis Adrian, Missouri 1 male spent the night.
Mar. 27 Rich Bieker Salina, Kansas Adult male & female at 9 a.m. Earlier than usual.
Mar. 27 Bus Davis Vienna, West Virginia 2 martins at 8 a.m. 45° & rain. Early this year.
Mar. 27 R. Lowell Fiedler Washington, Illinois
Mar. 28 Bernice Claborn Apache, Oklahoma 1 scout
Mar. 28 Barb Newell Ashville, Ohio 1 male at 8:30 a.m.
Mar. 28 Joe (no last name provided) Coats, North Carolina 2 scouts
Mar. 28 Andrew M. Troyer Conneautville, Pennsylvania
Mar. 28 Dennis Devine Council Bluffs, Iowa 6 male purple martins
Mar. 28 Bernard Stumler Floyds Knobs, Indiana 5 scouts
Mar. 28 Bryan Poole Granite City, Illinois 1 ASY male at 10:30 a.m. 1 week later than last year.
Mar. 28 Darrell & Mae Jessee Hope, Indiana 1 male, 1 female at 10 a.m. rainy, cool.
Mar. 28 Joe Miller Millers Creek, North Carolina
Mar. 28 Red Wiederholt Ottawa, Kansas 1 male, 1 female at 5:30 p.m. Sunny & 65°.
Mar. 28 Rosie Stone Richmond, Kentucky 1 scout
Mar. 28 Dennis Droge Seneca, Kansas Heard & sighted 2 martins in back of house.
Mar. 28 Eugene Couch Shelbyville, Kentucky 2 scouts
Mar. 28 Dick Noble West Point, Iowa 1 male & 1 female
Mar. 28 Patricia L. Lamberson Winchester, Kentucky 1 ASY male & 3 in the air.
Mar. 29 Bob Rogers Arnold, Missouri 1 ASY male at 6:30 a.m. 12 days later than last year.
Mar. 29 Wayne Whitesell Blue Rapids, Kansas 4 males, 1 female at 4:30 p.m.
Mar. 29 Andrew Katzmarek Chesterton, Indiana 1 ASY male at 4:30 p.m. Sunny, warm & in the 60s. Plenty of flying bugs. 10 days earlier than last year.
Mar. 29 Steve Spauldin Dawson, Iowa 1 male & 1 female
Mar. 29 Robert Grizzard Jr. Emporia, Virginia We have 2 MSS-12 systems & seem to attract more birds each season.
Mar. 29 Leon C. Donovan Felton, Delaware
Mar. 29 Brad Thompson Fox, Ohio 1 scout
Mar. 29 Marvin Alderman Jefferson City, Missouri 4 scouts circling high overhead 4 my 4 martin houses.
Mar. 29 Alva & Lorraine Kittle Montezuma, Ohio 1 ASY male, 2 SY males at 11:30 a.m. 50°, sunny.
Mar. 29 Michael B. Myers Mt. Sterling, Illinois 2 males
Mar. 29 Richard A. Borkholder Nappanee, Indiana
Mar. 29 Sherri Bell Vergennes, Illinois 1 ASY male at 4 p.m. 10 days later than last year.
Mar. 29 Keith E. Mohr Wilsonville, Illinois
Mar. 30 Dallas Stoudt Blue Rapids, Kansas 1 male on house at 6 a.m.
Mar. 30 Robert Gentry Columbus, Indiana 1 male
Mar. 30 Bob Medberry Elgin, Iowa 1 ASY male late p.m. went into gourd for night.
Mar. 30 Gretchen Boleyn Elgin, iowa 1 ASY male at 2:50 p.m.
Mar. 30 Tom Bosley Fishing Creek, Maryland 3 males, 1 female circling above martin houses.
Mar. 30 Denton Garst Frederick, Maryland 1 male
Mar. 30 Robert Miller Hartville, Missouri 12:30 p.m.
Mar. 30 Rich Harless Jackson, Ohio 1 ASY male at 10 a.m. 10 days earlier than last year; 1 day later than year before.
Mar. 30 Mike Craft Kansas City, Missouri 3 adult males arrived at 7 a.m.
Mar. 30 Gary Cheek Leesburg, Ohio 3 males
Mar. 30 Gene Sebben Leon, Iowa 2 males, 1 female
Mar. 30 Joseph S. Bontrager Ligonier, Indiana 1 ASY male
Mar. 30 Merlin Lehman Middlebury, Indiana 4 scouts
Mar. 30 Chris Slabaugh Nappanee, Indiana 2 scouts
Mar. 30 Spencer Justice Oak Hall, Virginia 4 adult males 2 days late.
Mar. 30 Crist N. Raber Randolph, New York 3 scouts
Mar. 30 John & Rhonda Varhola Sarahsville, Ohio 2 ASY males, 1 female
Mar. 30 Paul & Barbara Richardson Waterford, Ohio
Mar. 30 David Pankow Willow Springs, Illinois 1 female
Mar. 30 Michael Jacobson Wyanet, Illinois
Mar. 31 E. Vanderveen Blenheim, Ontario 1 adult male, warm south wind.
Mar. 31 Jesse Williams Canton, New Jersey
Mar. 31 Chuck Collert Sr. Carleton, Michigan 1 female
Mar. 31 Rick Kittle Covington, Ohio 1 ASY male at 6:30 a.m. 40°, sunny; 10 days earlier this year.
Mar. 31 Ben Eakin Forest Hill, Maryland 3 ASY males
Mar. 31 Floyd Pfeifer Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin 1 male at 9:30 a.m.
Mar. 31 Joe Johnston Fulton, Missouri 8-10 martins at 6 a.m. 70° day with really high winds gusting from south & west.
Mar. 31 Don McNeal Glen Mills, Pennsylvania 6 ASY martins
Mar. 31 Bruce James Goshen, New Jersey 1st pair arrived at 5 p.m. while I was still putting up houses.
Mar. 31 John Svehla Grasonville, Maryland 4 ASYs
Mar. 31 Earl Higginbotham Hurricane, West Virginia 1 ASY male at 9 a.m. 10 days later than last year.
Mar. 31 Henry & Betty Bounds Laurel, Delaware 3 p.m. overcast, 50°, 2 martins sitting on gourds.
Mar. 31 Bill & Anne Carter London, Ohio 1 older male at 10:38 a.m. 60°, warm & sunny.
Mar. 31 Dennis Zunk Oakharbor, Ohio 1 adult, black male flew in at 4:35 p.m. very high winds.
Mar. 31 Sam Harley Rockwall, Texas Put up house last p.m. Looks [martins] like a bee swarm this a.m.
Apr. 1 Allen Baysinger Buffalo Lake, Minnesota
Apr. 1 Ray Higginbotham Eleanor, West Virginia Adult male circling gourd rack.
Apr. 1 Carmella D'Auria Middletown, Delaware
Apr. 1 Spencer Justice Oak Hall, Virginia 4 adults, 2 days late
Apr. 1 Jack Ward Ozark, Missouri 4 males hovering up in the sky.
Apr. 1 Nancy McCauley Raywick, Kentucky 1 ASY male
Apr. 1 Ed & Trudy Verdral St. Charles, Illinois 1 male, 1 female; this is earliest we ever had them.
Apr. 1 Nancy Newlon Thurman, Iowa 1 male, 1 female at 8 a.m. 52°, 1 day late.
Apr. 2 Dale Westland Hayward, Minnesota 1 male at 9 a.m.
Apr. 2 James Knoll Milan, Ohio 1 male 32°, 40 mph winds, huge snowflakes, landed on martin pole crossbars. Put up house immediately. Snowed all day.
Apr. 2 Elmer Krushinske Sherwood, Wisconsin ASY male at 7:45 a.m. Weather has been pleasant. Lake Winnebago still ice covered but temps have been in 50s.
Apr. 2 Paul Bachman Slatington, Pennsylvania 1 male at 2:15 p.m. pouring rain, 52° winds out of the southeast; 13 days earlier than last year.
Apr. 3 Bob Schneewind Chaska, Minnesota 1 ASY male & 1 ASY female at 9:30 a.m. 69°, sunny.
Apr. 3 Dick & Agnes Peile El Dara, Illinois
Apr. 3 Mrs. Paul Carey New Castle, Delaware 1 scout
Apr. 4 Vince Maine Amboy, Minnesota Scout at 5:30 a.m.
Apr. 4 Leroy & Nancy Krempec Edwardsburg, Michigan 1 scout 8 a.m. sunny 45°
Apr. 4 Chuck Loderbauer Menasha, Wisconsin ASY male at 12:15 p.m. Sunny, slight wind, in 60s.
Apr. 4 Mardene Bryce-Dalton Plainview, Nebraska Saw scout outside, put up houses & within minutes he was sitting on his house!
Apr. 4 Marty Mathieson Shelton, Nebraska 1 pair
Apr. 4 Bill Lechner Waseca, Minnesota 1 scout landed on my TG-12 at 4 p.m.
Apr. 5 Rick Reed Buffalo Grove, Illinois Earliest sighting ever.
Apr. 5 Connie Spotts Crispell Lake, Michigan 1 female at 9:30 a.m.
Apr. 5 Ron & Nedra Hash Findlay, Illinois A male & female arrived at 1:30 p.m. Warm & very windy.
Apr. 5 Bill Staggenborg Hermann, Missouri
Apr. 5 Wayne E. Lamberson LaPaz-Plymouth, Indiana 1 ASY female at 9:30 a.m. flew right in gourd #1; SE wind, 65° & sunny.
Apr. 5 Emma Dutton-Hindley North Cape May, New Jersey 1 adult female at 7:30 a.m.
Apr. 5 Chuck Henry Quincy, Illinois 2 pairs arrived at 10 a.m.
Apr. 6 Al Snyder Cool Ridge, West Virginia 2 males, 1 female at 9:35 a.m.
April 6 Bobby Johnson Mechanicsville, Maryland 1 pair at 5 p.m.
April 6 Nils & Dawn Lamberson Walkerton, Indiana 1 ASY male on gourd rack at 9 a.m. SE wind, cloudy.
Apr. 06 Kreg Kelsey White Bear Lake, Minnesota 1 female
Apr. 7 Jim & Mary Lou Wright Milford, Iowa 8 scouts
Apr. 7 Arnold Manwaring Niantic, Connecticut 4 males
Apr. 8 William Charlton Consecon, Ontario 1 ASY male at 7:30 p.m. on TG-12; clear skies, 45°.
Apr. 8 Ed & Freida Koetting Essex, Maryland 1 ASY male scout
Apr. 9 Alice Hassler Council Bluffs, Iowa 2 pairs arrived in the afternoon.
Apr. 9 Kathy Nelson Whitewater, Wisconsin
Apr. 10 Greta Webb Falcon, Missouri ASY male arrived at 4 p.m.
Apr. 10 Scott B. Franklin, Ohio 1 male checked out site in mid afternoon
Apr. 10 Danny & Mary Gross Highland, Illinois
Apr. 10 Frank Gray Kingston, Ontario 1 ASY male
Apr. 10 Kevin Kautzmann Mandan, North Dakota 1 male checking out house. Early this year; normal is April 23 or later.
Apr. 10 Joseph Ruff Marydel, Maryland 1 male at 7 p.m.
Apr. 10 Mike Swanson North Aurora, Illinois ASY male returned to MSS-12 used first time last year by 3 pairs.
Apr. 10 Lloyd Lewis Perth, Ontario 7 days earlier than 2004.
Apr. 11 Johnnie L. Ratliff Grundy, Virginia 1 adult male at 9 a.m.
Apr. 11 Tipler Port Dover, Ontario 2 males
Apr. 11 J.J. Jones Shelbyville, Indiana ASY browsing area gourds.
Apr. 11 Orlin Schneewind Young America, Minnesota 2 ASY Males & 1 ASY female
Apr. 12 Richard & Marlys Hjort Chisago City, Minnesota 1 male at 7:45 a.m. 14 hours later than last year.
Apr. 12 Randy & Cindy Hlad Lowell, Indiana 1 ASY male at 7:25 a.m. 5 days early.
Apr. 12 Robert E. Gloria Orient, New York 1 scout
Apr. 12 Stephen Krajnik Whiting, Indiana 2 scouts -- 1 male, 1 female
Apr. 13 Donald P. Miller East Sparta, Ohio 2 scouts
Apr. 13 Marsha Heckel Lockport, New York 1 scout
Apr. 13 Barbara Henningham Lockport, New York 1 scout
Apr. 13 Joel Hogan Minor, Alabama 2 males sighted at 1 p.m. Last year they were sighted in February.
Apr. 13 Max & Rhonda Kehl Niagara Falls, Ontario 2 males & 1 female. Earlier than last year when they came April 17.
Apr. 13 Jack Biggart Pentwater, Michigan
Apr. 14 Jerry Schneider Bismarck, North Dakota A day later than last year.
Apr. 14 Valerie Vierk Kearney, Nebraska 2 adult males on house at UNK campus.
Apr. 14 Joe Gabris Muskegon, Michigan
Apr. 15 Sharon Watson Buxton, North Dakota 1 scout around 7:35 p.m.
Apr. 15 Carol Fosick Green Bay, Wisconsin 3-4 scouts on west side of Bay of Green Bay.
Apr. 15 Dee & Eva Sims Harrodsburg, Kentucky 1 ASY male arrived about 12:46 p.m.
Apr. 15 Donald Dierkhissing Milaca, Minnesota 1 ASY male at 5 p.m. 62°
Apr. 15 Bob Schwab Walkerville, Michigan
Apr. 16 Ron & Deb Sebastian Niagara Falls, Ontario
Apr. 17 T.J. Thompson Mount Morris, Wisconsin 3 ASY males & 1 female. Latest date ever. Sunny skies, 57°..
Apr. 17 Ray Marr Smithfield, Rhode Island 1 ASY female. Same date as last year!
Apr. 17 Henry & Maryanne Kaht Spring Grove, Illinois ASY pair this a.m.
Apr. 17 Kathe Kirchner Tawas City, Michigan 3 males arrived; last year they were here April 18 -- incredible!
Apr. 17 Gary & Kathy Dale Warroad, Minnesota 4 scouts
Apr. 18 Dennis Carrier La Broquerie, Manitoba
Apr. 18 Andrew Rak North Ridgeville, Ohio ASY male & female
Apr. 18 Roger Krautkramer Sanford, North Carolina 1 pair
Apr. 19 Don & Alice Wyland Heartland, Michigan 1 male at 10 a.m. A week late.
Apr. 24 Del & Debra McKinnon Mulhurst Bay (Pigeon Lake), Alberta 1 ASY male, clear & sunny. The McKinnons operate the Purple Martin Conservancy at their home near Pigeon Lake.
Apr. 24 Terry Trenor Streator, Illinois ASY male
Apr. 25 June Hand Pleasanton, Nebraska
Apr. 27 Joe Lee Coats, North Carolina 4 martins - 2 young, 2 adults
Apr. 29 Jimmy Mitchell Bonham, Texas 6 martins arrived; much later than usual for here.
Apr. 29 William Way Madoc, Ontario 7 ASY males; 1 week late.
Apr. 30 Mark McCoy Falling Springs, Virginia Large flock of 19 young & ASY males & females.
Apr. 30 Dave Harris Lenoir, North Carolina
May 1 Tyler Knuth Cumberland, Iowa ASY male with SY female!
May 3 Truman G. Fowler Newport, Maine 2 scouts
May 4 Steven Weigang Amery, Wisconsin 3
May 5 Christine Nickerson Plymouth, Massachusetts
May 6 Johnie Richey Plainview, Illinois 3 scouts came in late evening.
May 6 Bill & Faye Missant Stoney Pointe, Ontario
May 6 Jim Swanston Winnipeg, Manitoba
May 6 Robert Dyck Winnipeg, Manitoba
May 7 Ernie Didur Winnipeg, Manitoba
May 8 Terri F. Reynolds, North Dakota 1 martin arrived mid afternoon; first year houses up.
May 8 Fran Edwards Winnipeg, Manitoba
May 9 Billie Reynolds Monroe, Wisconsin 1 scout at 8:45 a.m.
May 9 Donald Bernard Winnipeg, Manitoba
May 9 Carl Clifton Xenia, Ohio Put up new box April 1, male & female subadults.
May 20 Derek Carr Rosthern, Saskatchewan A pair landed on the house but did not stay around. 7:30 a.m. sunny and 12°C.
May 22 Peg Homeier Dixon, Illinois Put up new house, 1 male came out of nowhere, checked it out, left.