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SY - Second Year
ASY - After Second Year

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January 12 Giles J. Kiefer Palmetto, Florida
January 12 Arvel Locklear Plant City, Florida Saw 2 males at 10 a.m. 68°
January 14 Lloyd Lambert Gramercy, Louisiana a bright plumaged adult male
January 17 Sandy Masters Bonita Springs, Florida 1 adult female
January 18 Lois Blount Clewiston, Florida First male
January 18 Paul Krejci Venice, Florida 2 ASY males
January 23 Ron & Lori Roberts Orlando, Florida
January 24 Ron & Diane Hansen Boca Raton, Florida
January 24 H.A. Springer Freeport, Texas
January 25 Eli Miller Sarasota, Florida
January 26 Connel & Nanette Rodgers Winter Haven, Florida 2 scouts landed on our bird houses
January 28 Jeff Morvant Thibodaux, Louisiana 3 males
January 29 Walter D'heedene San Antonio, Texas 2 males & 1 female
January 29 Hank Hartshorn San Benito, Texas 1 male
January 29 Theresa Poeller Tampa, Florida 2 adult scouts
January 30 Joe Levins Wetumpka, Alabama ASY female
February 1 J Piefer Alvin, Texas 4 adult males
February 2 Weldon Vickery Atmore, Alabama
February 2 Carrie & Mike Patureau Baton Rouge, Louisiana ASY pair; 2nd year as landlords
February 2 Janice Watson Plano, Texas We saw our first scouts this morning, how exciting!
February 3 William (no last name provided) Cypress, Texas
February 3 Theresa White Katy, Texas 1 scout on house
February 4 Paul Kitchens Foley, Alabama 1 male on gourd
February 4 Jack Land Fosters, Alabama 1 male 9:30 a.m.; spent the night
February 4 Abbie & Ida Gaspard Lake Charles, Louisiana 1 pair
February 4 Sal Noto & Dave Jeffreys Luling, Louisiana 4 adult males
February 4 Charles & Millie Broussard St. Francisville, Louisiana 3 males
February 5 Kathryn King Beaumont, Texas 2 scouts
February 5 Johnny Fife Brookshire, Texas 4 males, 1 female martin ASY at 5 p.m. cloudy, windy, 74°
February 5 Gale DeVore Carrier, Mississippi 4 birds
February 5 Frank Farmer Hazlehurst, Georgia 3:30 pm 80° 2 males, 1 female
February 5 Bubba Clark Thibodaux, Louisiana
February 6 Lou & Barbara Delaneuville Dulac, Louisiana 2 male scouts
February 7 Keith Turner Dothan, Alabama 1 female 8 a.m. very cool
February 7 Larry & Cheryl Holley Foley, Alabama 2 male martins ASY at 7 a.m. sunny, 42°
February 8 Roland & Dot Hebert Houma, Louisiana 1 pair
February 9 Frank Tyler Jacksonville, Florida
February 10 Bobbye Higgins Broussard, Louisiana
February 10 John Atteberry Cantonment, Florida ASY male!
February 10 Robert Payne Houston, Texas 2 females, 1 male, 10 a.m. clear, 55°
February 10 Forrest Harvey Monroe, Louisiana
February 10 Billy & Mary Richardson Naples, Texas 1 pair
February 11 Herb Currie Bryan, Texas
February 12 Ricky Munn McComb, Mississippi
February 13 Betty Krause Mary Esther, Florida 1 adult male
February 14 Will & Jackie (no last name provided) Lake Charles, Louisiana 2 males, 2 females
February 14 Ben Horton Pflugerville, Texas Male landed at 8:30 a.m.
February 14 Bill Boyd Sulphur Springs, Texas 1 male, earliest arrival date
February 14 Lonnie & Becky Gaspard Westlake, Louisiana 3 males, 1 female
February 15 Floyd Powell Abilene, Texas 1 adult male
February 15 Betty McKinney Brenham, Texas pair sighted at 11 a.m.
February 15 Jane Theriot Harlingen, Texas
February 15 Geoff Abby Port Isabel, Texas 4 martins today at 4:15
February 16 Stan Bosenberg DeFuniak Springs, Florida 4 scouts, sunny afternoon
February 16 Lenny (no last name provided) Grand Isle, Louisiana several martins checking our houses
February 16 Elwood & Jackie Watts Miller Grove, Texas 1 male, 5 p.m., rainy, spent the night
February 16 Chlarence Morvant Jr. Thibodaux, Louisiana 3 males
February 17 Tim Hammonds Boyd, Texas ASY male, 6 p.m.
February 17 Dave Traut Dripping Springs, Texas
February 17 Carl & Bernice Boone El Campo, Texas
February 17 Victor Stoll Finger, Tennessee A male & female scouts
February 17 Chester J. Bourgeois Jr. Katy, Texas 3 males
February 17 Rosana Bruner Shreveport, Louisiana 2 on house, 2 weeks earlier than 2007
February 17 Allen Newman Temple, Texas ASY male martin
February 18 Mitzi McWilliams Azle, Texas
February 18 Truman Hazelrigg Commanche, Texas 1 male — late this year
February 18 Jack & Reba Leake Decatur, Texas Male & female at 9 a.m.
February 18 Kenny Crawford Grand Prairie, Texas
February 18 Mitchell & Kathleen Adams Haslet, Texas
February 18 Nancy Swidersky Trinity, Texas 3 adult males 12:15 p.m. sunny 65°
February 19 James T. Hodde Bowie, Texas 2 adult males, 1 female
February 19 Bill McMickle Donalsonville, Georgia
February 19 George Welch Farmerville, Louisiana 1 male at 10 a.m. perched on bird house
February 19 Ron Bailey Forestburg, Texas 3 males, 2 females
February 19 Jimmy Mason Grant, Alabama 1 ASY male at 5:30 p.m.
February 19 Leroy & Hilda LeBlanc Lake Charles, Louisiana 2 males & 2 females
February 19 Floyd & Helen Hoggins Wichita Falls, Texas Reported by W. Baird — 7 birds observed circling colony, 6 landed on houses
February 20 Louise Coppinger Aledo, Texas
February 20 Jerry Hutfles Bella Vista, Arkansas 1 adult male
February 20 Larry & Donna Lee Byhalia, Mississippi 1 ASY male, 1 ASY female at 4:50 p.m. 46°
February 20 Ray Beavers Cleveland, Alabama 1 adult male at 7 a.m.
February 20 Shirley Jernigan Selmer, Tennessee 1 ASY male, 1 ASY female at 11:30 a.m.
February 20 David Jernigan Selmer, Tennessee
February 20 Joy Ward Vernon, Texas
February 21 Danny Royster Greensboro, North Carolina adult female
February 21 Leonard Brown Jackson, Tennessee 8:15 a.m. - 1 adult male
February 21 Larry & Mary Sue Carlisle Temple, Texas 3 males & 3 females 4:45 p.m. feeding
February 24 Jack Floyd Byron, Georgia
February 24 David Cope Cedar Hill, Texas 1 adult male & 1 adult female 65° sunny, light wind
February 24 George & Dixie (no last name provided) Denison, Texas 1 male scout over our pond
February 24 Russ & Phyllis Mulligan Muscle Shoals, Alabama 6 scouts
February 24 Wayne Hester Tuscumbia, Alabama 2 scouts
February 24 Milton Myhpn Tuscumbia, Alabama 1 scout
February 25 John Smith Beard, North Carolina 2 males & 1 female
February 25 Danny & Betty Antwine Duncan, Oklahoma one scout
February 25 Wilma Cage Hixson, Tennessee
February 25 Connie Beauchamp Lewisville, North Carolina
February 25 Charles Lankford Niota, Tennessee 1 scout, same date as last year
February 25 Wendell & Arlene O'Brien Paris, Tennessee 1 ASY male at 5:30 p.m.
February 25 Larry L. Newlin Ponca City, Oklahoma 3 ASY males sighted
February 25 Jimmy (no last name provided) Tuckerman, Arkansas 3 days later than last year
February 25 Danny Carnline West Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
February 26 Dean Skinner Edenton, North Carolina 1 male scout at 9:15 a.m.
February 26 Eugene Smith Jr. Kinston, North Carolina 1 male scout
February 27 Johnny Riley Bailey, North Carolina 1 male scout
February 27 Wayne Gately Marion, Arkansas 4 pairs
February 27 Ed & Jo Ludwig Okarche, Oklahoma 1 scout at 6 p.m.
February 27 Ray Weaver Proctor, Akansas 1 male & 1 female adults at 4:28 p.m.
February 27 Spring Lake Radiator Spring Lake, North Carolina
February 27 Hal Thomas Woodward, Oklahoma
February 28 Keith DeFries Marmaduke, Arkansas
February 28 Melvin Sparks Tuscumbia, Alabama 3 scouts
February 29 Carl Avery Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
February 29 George Milacek Waukomis, Oklahoma 2 males 6:20 p.m.
March 1 John Patton Arpelar, Oklahoma
March 1 Dale Jermyn Cantonment, Florida 3 scouts
March 1 Tim Painschab Corpus Christi, Texas 4 ASY males in house
March 1 Tim Hester Florence, Alabama 4 scouts
March 1 Jerry McEwen Glen, Mississippi 2 ASY males, days later than last year.
March 1 Mike (no last name provided) Hazel Green, Alabama 3 fussing at me as I removed trumpet vine
March 1 John Radosevich Kenner, Louisiana 2 scouts arrived a week earlier than last year.
March 1 Buddie Ford Leighton, Alabama 4 scouts
March 1 Louis Nix Minco, Oklahoma
March 1 Bobby Rose Nashville, North Carolina
March 1 Waymon Sivley Trinity, Alabama 2 scouts
March 1 Don Harwood Van Buren, Arkansas
March 2 Michael Burke Atoka, Tennessee male scout at 1:20 p.m.
March 2 Emit & Glenda Neighbors Bloomsdale, Missouri 1 male scout 11:45 a.m.
March 2 Doug Hoover Citra, Florida 1 male
March 2 Walt & Lucy McComb Clarksville, Tennessee arrived 5 days earlier than 2007
March 2 Ricki Roseman Eufaula, Oklahoma
March 2 John Nalley Muscle Shoals, Alabama 3 scouts
March 2 Vance Zink Scottsburg, Indiana 3 male scouts at 12 p.m.
March 4 Terry & Karen Thompson Fayetteville, Tennessee 5 males, 1 female; 4 days earlier than last year
March 4 Ray Matheny Lucasville, Ohio 1 adult male
March 5 Joe Brooks Scottsville, Kentucky 1 ASY male, 5 days earlier than last year
March 6 Donald Duncan Harrisburg, Illinois ASY female, 6:50 a.m. 38° cloudy
March 6 Gene Dennis Olmsted, Illinois 4 scouts
March 9 LeVern Nunley Church Hill, Tennessee 4 scouts 25° & very windy
March 9 Ambrose Engel Meeker, Oklahoma 1 ASY male at 4 p.m. 2 weeks later than last year
March 10 Tonya Leeson Bartlesville, Oklahoma 1 pair, 11 days earlier than last year
March 10 John Mast Canon, Georgia
March 10 Barry & Terri Smith Climax Springs, Missouri 2 scouts 6 p.m. 43° sunny
March 10 Marion Davis Sedan, Kansas
March 10 William Baird Wichita Falls, Texas 2 ASY males landed on TG-12 house at 6:45 p.m., 58°; latest arrivals in 18 years.
March 11 Glynn Parker Dresden, Tennessee 2 scouts 6 p.m. 43° sunny
March 11 Tom Erman Springdale, Arkansas 3 ASY males, 3 days later than last year
March 11 Bobby G. Weatherford, Texas 1 ASY male 20 days later than last year
March 12 Silbert Hartis Bowling Green, Kentucky 2 males, sunny 60°
March 12 Dick Russell Farmington, Missouri Arrived at 5:30 p.m. on T14, clear 74°
March 12 John Reynolds Hamilton, Missouri 2 ASY males at 6 p.m., sunny, 60°, 8 days earlier than last year
March 12 Larry K. Mitchell Huntsville, Alabama 1 ASY male 6:35 p.m. sunny & clear, mid 60s, a week later than last year
March 12 George Cotton Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1 young martin at 6 p.m.
March 13 Dexter Sholar Alton, Illinois 1 adult male, 5 p.m. 60° cloudy, 10 days early
March 13 Keith McLaurin Beard, North Carolina 4 birds
March 13 Ma Brown Cape Girardeau, Missouri 1 scout 4:30 p.m.
March 13 Tim Milacek Enid, Oklahoma 4 ASY males & 2 ASY females at 11:30 a.m. 63°, north wind @ 10mph, 3 days later than last year
March 13 Richard & Jinny Hilderbarnd Farmington, Missouri 8:30 a.m. clear 64°
March 13 Mrs. Virgil Schovaner Hennessey, Oklahoma 3 scouts
March 13 Ivan Ray Miller Jamesport, Missouri 1 adult male
March 13 Marvin & Virginia Piercy Lebanon, Missouri 1 male scout at 11:45 a.m.
March 13 Jimmie Burkeen Murray, Kentucky
March 13 Vertis Driver Muscle Shoals, Alabama 4 scouts
March 13 Ray Moore Muscle Shoals, Alabama 3 scouts
March 13 Johnny Thompson Mustang, Oklahoma 2 ASY male scouts 3 p.m. cool & breezy
March 13 Dan Westfall Springfield, Missouri 3 ASY males, 6 days earlier than last year
March 13 Jim Bell Vergennes, Illinois 1 ASY male 70° & sunny
March 13 Jim & Wanda Woodfin Zalma, Missouri 4 males, 2 females 9:45 a.m. 50° & sunny; 5 days later this year
March 14 John (no last name provided) Easton, Missouri
March 14 Gorman Cline Inez, Kentucky 1 adult male at 8 a.m. 40°... had lights turned on for them
March 15 Ran Powers New Baden, Illinois Saw first scout today
March 15 Keith E. Mohr Wilsonville, Illinois
March 16 Phil Willett Fancy Farm, Kentucky 2 ASY males
March 16 Becky Krautkramer Sandford (Carolina Lakes), North Carolina
March 17 William Mock Bartlesville, Oklahoma 2 adult male & female scouts
March 17 Robert P. Chapman Bluffs, Illinois 1 female 6:15 p.m. light rain, 41°
March 17 John Marks Bluford, Illinois 3 males, 1 female
March 17 Willie Stinson Bowling Green, Kentucky 2 males, 1 ASY & 1 SY, 50° 9:30 a.m.
March 17 Johnnie L. Ratliff Grundy, Virginia 1 adult male, 1 adult female 11:30 a.m. 57°, clear
March 17 Robert & Doris Haddox Huntsville, Alabama Either a female or SY male was sighted on martin house; daffodils & forsythias are blooming, guess spring is about here
March 17 David McCauley New Haven, Kentucky 6 ASY males & 2 ASY females
March 17 Cliff & Betty Stokes Piedmont, Missouri 2 scouts, 18 days later than last year
March 17 James B. Shrewsbury Pulaski, Virginia First scout at 7:15 p.m. 50°
March 17 Keith Davis Rolla, Missouri 3 ASY males, 11 days later than last year
March 18 Keith & Royline Dixon Appleton City, Missouri 2 male martins
March 18 Charles & Marg Hickman Auburn, Kentucky Male landed on Castle 8:15 a.m., gusty south winds @ 20-25 mph, 60°
March 18 Darrell Cook Martinsville, Indiana 1 female at 7:15 p.m. Cool 50° drizzling rain. I lowered the housing & put mealworms into compartments. She spent the evening. 2 weeks earlier than last year.
March 18 Eugene Couch Pleasureville, Kentucky
March 19 Charles Thornton Douglass, Kansas 4 scouts
March 19 Ralph Flory Fayetteville, Pennsylvania 1 male
March 19 Bob Allen McConnells, South Carolina One pair
March 19 Al Radspieler Mountain Home, Arkansas
March 19 Glenna Carr Mt. Vernon, Indiana 2 male scouts 4 p.m. 40°, rainy & windy
March 19 Bob Baird Pampa, Texas
March 19 Bob Lottes Perryville, Missouri 1 pair
March 19 Al Jackson Rose Hill, Kansas 2 scouts
March 19 Dennis Iverson Wellington, Kansas 5 males, 1 female
March 20 Dallas Stoudt Blue Rapids, Kansas 1 ASY, 1 SY 7 p.m.
March 20 Walt Myrick Bolivar, Missouri 2 ASY males & 1 SY male
March 20 Alfred Rodewald Concordia, Missouri
March 20 Glenn & Mary Smith Corydon, Indiana 1 ASY male 6:30 p.m. sunny 55°
March 20 Robert Grizzard Emporia, Virginia
March 20 Denton Garst Frederick, Maryland 3 male martins
March 20 Richard Harper Freeburg, Illinois
March 20 Ray & Dorothy Frogge Garden City, Missouri 3 scouts, same time as last year
March 20 Lenny Pitzen Hawk Point, Missouri ASY female 8:30 a.m. 40°
March 20 Edward L. Lester Roanoke, Virginia
March 20 Rod Pollard Salem, Illinois 1 male & 1 female ASY 5 p.m. sunny 56°
March 20 Paul Bachman Slatington, Pennsylvania 1 ASY male 4:30 p.m., low 40s with 35-40 mph winds; 5 days earlier than last year
March 21 Buddy & Doris Wood Belton, Kentucky First scout; they were much earlier last year
March 21 Robert Heinz Deweese, Nebraska 3 martins, 2 days earlier than last year
March 21 Chris McAlester Griggsville, Illinois
March 21 Bob Rupp Hannibal, Missouri 2 birds 9 a.m.
March 21 Merle Koontz Liberty, Illinois 1 male, 1 ASY female 5:15 p.m., 66°, 35-40 mph WSW wind
March 21 Jay Pittenger Sharpsburg, Maryland 2 ASY males at 1:55 pm, sunny 48 degrees winds WNW at 12 mph
March 21 Bo (no last name provided) Shreveport, Louisiana 3 males
March 21 Kris Swift Springfield, Missouri 1 male 1:15 p.m. 65° sunny, windy; 9 days later than last year
March 21 Karen (no last name provided) Tyler, Texas 2 scouts
March 21 Granary Mall Walnut, Iowa
March 21 Lowell Fiedler Washington, Illinois 1 male 7:30 a.m.
March 21 Dick Noble West Point, Iowa
March 22 John Wassilak Cuba, Missouri
March 22 Robert Quesenberry Flatwoods, Kentucky
March 22 Darrell Jessee Hope, Indiana 1 ASY male, cool & rainy
March 22 Delton, Richmond Inman, Kansas 6 martins at 9:30 a.m. checking out house
March 22 Rich Harless Jackson, Ohio 1 ASY male 8:30 a.m. low 40s calm winds, 3 days earlier than last year & earliest ever
March 22 Joseph S. Bontrager Ligonier, Indiana 1 male scout
March 22 Lewis & Barbara Tripp Martinsville, Virginia Martins came back last year on February 28
March 23 Barbara Newell Ashville, Ohio
March 23 Bruce James Goshen, New Jersey 3 males, one day earlier than last year
March 23 Everett Carter Hurricane, West Virginia 1 female 9:30 a.m. 32° cloudy
March 23 Ollie Brown Richardson, Texas
March 24 Jim Hoaglin Louisiana, Missouri 1 male martin
March 25 J.D. Blair Boerne, Texas 5 scouts at 1 p.m.
March 25 Evan Gingerich Kalona, Iowa ASY male at 10 a.m. clear in the 50s
March 26 Alan & Mary Schotter Corydon, Indiana 2 males
March 26 John M. Boling Elizabethtown, Kentucky 1 ASY male at 5:30 p.m. 68°, cloudy; came last year on March 12
March 26 Patti Sroufe Hamilton, Ohio 3 scouts at 9:45 a.m.
March 26 Earl Higginbotham Hurricane, West Virginia 1 ASY male 7:40 a.m. 2 days later than last year
March 26 Dick & Lois Knuffman Liberty, Illinois
March 26 Paul Fiedler Roodhouse, Illinois
March 27 Greta Webb Falcon, Missouri ASY pair made a happy landing on TG-12s at 10 a.m. and called, "Hello"
March 27 Spencer Justice Oak Hall, Virginia 1 ASY male 1 day early
March 28 Dennis Zunk Oak Harbor, Ohio 1 ASY male at 7 p.m. 35° going down to 19° tonight
March 29 Carson Haring Cambria, Iowa 1 female
March 29 Ernest W. Kalinowsky Cobb Island, Maryland 3 scouts
March 29 Steve Spauldin Dawson, Iowa 1 ASY male & female
March 29 Les Houser Dodge City, Kansas 3 males at 1 p.m.
March 29 Kent Pribyle Seward, Nebraska
March 30 James & Esther Bradshaw Lees Summit, Missouri 1 ASY pair at 9:30 a.m.
March 30 Len Schwemlein Mendota, Illinois 1 scout
March 30 Alvin Tee Oquawka, Illinois 1 adult male spotted on house at 11:30 a.m. 55° cloudy
March 30 Judy Daniel Pleasant Vale, Nebraska
March 30 Stephen Hartter Sabetha, Kansas First pair sighted checking out TG-12 at 8 a.m.
March 31 John & Julia Levinn Atchison, Kansas 3 ASY males & 1 SY male
March 31 Kenneth Steffen Clay Center, Kansas
March 31 Dan Lesemann Danvers, Illinois
March 31 Ray Higginbotham Eleanor, West Virginia
April 1 Judy Daniel Denton, Nebraska 2 scouts
April 1 Frank Miller El Dorado, Kansas 2 scouts
April 1 Robert & Helen Medberry Elgin, Iowa 1 ASY male 38° cloudy & windy
April 1 Thomas Severance Greenville, Ohio 1 male
April 1 Carmella D'Auria Middletown, Delaware 1 male at 6:30 p.m.
April 1 Bill Burns Morris, Illinois 2 scouts
April 2 Vince Maine Amboy, Minnesota Male scout at 7 p.m.
April 2 Gary Lowenberg Donnellson, Iowa 2 mature male scouts
April 2 Merlin Lehman Middlebury, Indiana
April 2 Floyd Wilson Piney Point, Maryland 3 pairs of scouts
April 3 S. A. Q. Baltimore, Maryland 2 scouts at 5:30 p.m., 5 days earlier than last year, 48° rain.
April 3 Steve Tisher Council Bluffs, Iowa
April 3 P.A.H. Crete, Nebraska 2 male scouts
April 3 Leroy & Nancy Krempec Edwardsburg, Michigan 3 birds at 8 p.m. same date as last year, cold
April 3 David Brown Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania 1 pair
April 3 Gary Cheek Leesburg, Ohio 2 male scouts 5 days later than last year
April 3 Joseph F. Ruff Jr. Marydel, Maryland
April 3 Doc Fields New Haven, West Virginia 1 female, 1 SY & 2 ASY [males]
April 3 Mark Wilkens Ogallala, Nebraska 1 male scout, 10 a.m. in drizzle rain; 2 days earlier than normal
April 3 Jerry E. Wilkens Omaha, Nebraska 1 ASY male, rain with 40° high for the day
April 3 Elmer Krushinske Sherwood, Wisconsin 1 ASY male, partly sunny 36° with southerly wind. Lake Winnebago is completely frozen.
April 3 Bill Lechner Waseca, Minnesota 1 male sighted at noon, 41° snow still on the ground
April 4 Glen Mills Schools Glen Mills, Pennsylvania Our first sighting of a purple martin as reported by Don McNeal
April 4 Terry B Nashville, Tennessee 3 ASY scouts, rain 53°
April 6 John Krzyske Carleton, Michigan 1 adult male
April 6 Ed & Freida Koetting Essex, Maryland 1 ASY male at 9:30 a.m., 46° rain; 15 days earlier than last year
April 6 Ron & Nedra Hash Findlay, Illinois Adult male at 10 a.m.
April 6 Bruce Becker La Crosse, Wisconsin 2 scouts — 1 pair
April 6 Dorothy Carey New Castle, Delaware
April 7 Walter Kazmierczak Ottawa Lake, Michigan
April 7 Ray Leutz St. Helen, Michigan 1 ASY male
April 7 Paul & Barbara Richardson Waterford, Ohio 2 pairs; earliest we ever had martins is March 25
April 8 William Charlton Consecon, Ontario 2 ASY male martins on TG-12 at 7 p.m. clear skies, 45°
April 8 Dale & Millie Westland Hayward, Minnesota 2 males & 1 female at 12 noon, 38° snow predicted
April 9 Ben Eakin Forest Hill, Maryland 2 ASY males
April 10 Mardene Bryce-Dalton Plainview, Nebraska Scout at 6 p.m. in snow storm. Earliest I've ever seen them here.
April 11 Kathy Tucker Burns, Tennessee 1 pair
April 11 Andrew Katzmarek Chesterton, Indiana 3 ASY males; 40s with rain/snow mix, low 30s expected; earlier than last year
April 11 Ben Nienberg Coldwater, Michigan
April 11 Tim Harle Dubuque, Iowa ASY male!
April 11 Lowell S. Jerusalem, Ohio 3 ASY males, rain 60° 5 p.m.
April 12 J.C. Abilene, Kansas 1 ASY male
April 12 RI Country Club/Ray Marr Barrington, Rhode Island
April 12 Tom Bosley Fishing Creek, Maryland 3 males, one female, 11:30 a.m. 69°; 3 days earlier than 2007
April 12 William Way Madoc, Ontario 1 ASY male; 42° rain/snow mix
April 12 Roy Nelson Whitewater, Wisconsin
April 13 John Dingledine Terre Haute, Indiana 5 scouts
April 14 Randy Spann Pittsfield, Illinois 1 ASY male & female. Hope this is the year!
April 14 Crestwood Country Club/Ray Marr Rehoboth, Massachusetts
April 15 Bob Schneewind Chaska, Minnesota 3 ASY males at 7:30 a.m. sunny & 52°
April 15 Chuck Loderbauer Hilbert, Wisconsin Adult male
April 15 Don Dierkhissing Milaca, Minnesota 1 ASY male at 10:30 a.m. sunny & 54°
April 15 Kathy Thompson Mount Morris, Wisconsin 2 pairs, strong gusty southerly winds, 2 weeks later than last year
April 15 Orlin Schneewind Young America, Minnesota 1 ASY male at 10 a.m., southerly wind gusting to 30 mph, 58°
April 16 Jerry Schneider Bismarck, North Dakota
April 16 Ladia Tabery Medora, Iowa
April 16 Ed Vedral St. Charles, Illinois
April 16 Don Nieding Vermilion, Ohio
April 16 David Pankow Willow Springs, Illinois
April 16 Mike Jacobson Wyanet, Illinois 2 weeks later than last year
April 18 Rick Reed Buffalo Grove, Illinois
April 18 Tina Kvachkoff Crown Point, Indiana 1 SY at 1:15 p.m.
April 18 Theresa Celusta Davisburg, Michigan 1 ASY at 9:30 a.m. sitting on house/flying over lake; sunny 62°; later than last few years. Maybe spring is finally here!
April 18 Frank Gray Kingston, Ontario
April 18 Wayne E. Lamberson & Patti Plymouth-Lapaz, Indiana 1 ASY male sighted at 9:10 a.m. & he came back with more later. Wow!
April 18 JJ Jones Shelbyville, Indiana ASY male & female observed at gourd line
April 19 Larry McAfee Shipman, Illinois
April 22 Bill & Anne Carter London, Ohio Finally sighted 3 martins (2 males, 1 female) at 12:35 p.m.
April 22 Cindy Gumbart Macomb, Illinois
April 24 Mike Steidl West Fargo, North Dakota martin pair
April 25 Tyler Knuth Atlantic, Iowa 2 ASY males
April 25 Bill & Jeff Merschman West Point, Iowa 4 females & 2 males at 12:40 p.m.
May 5 Billie Reynolds Monroe, Wisconsin ASY male sitting on house at 10 a.m. sunny 60°; 6 days earlier than last year
May 23 Donald Flory Delta, Pennsylvania 6 martins arrived and are building nests. Been trying for 5 years.