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SY - Second Year
ASY - After Second Year

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MAY 23 Alan J. Widhalm Waverly, Nebraska 1 ASY male checking things out @11:15 a.m.
MAY 7 Chuck & Denise Furr Summerfield, Ohio 2 ASY males, 1 ASY female 8 p.m.
APR 28 Sandy Sanders Mokena, Illinois
APR 25 E.C. Brookover Garden City, Missouri 4 adult males, 2 females
APR 24 Mark Newton Bull Valley, Illinois 1 adult
APR 22 Wanda McSperritt Macomb, Illinois 1 adult male
APR 20 Norm Leigh Cobourgh, Ontario 2 females, 1 male; 11:30 a.m.
APR 20 David McCauley New Haven, Kentucky 1 SY male
APR 20 Lyle Simenson New London, Minnesota They were here last year on April 17
APR 19 Billie Reynolds Monroe, Wisconsin 1 scout about 10 a.m. sunny & 50s
APR 18 Dan Hock Jeddo, Michigan 1 ASY female 2 p.m. partly sunny 59°
APR 18 J.D. Dudley McCordsville, Indiana 1 ASY male 9:40 a.m.
APR 17 Andrew Katzmarek Chesterton, Indiana 1 ASY female @6:30 p.m. about a week later than average
APR 17 J.P. Fleming Manvel, Texas
APR 17 Don Haagenson Park Rapids, Minnesota 5 scouts
APR 16 Frank Gray Kingston, Ontario
APR 16 Mrs. Paul Carey St. Georges, Delaware 3 scouts; late... usually come end of March or 1st week in April
APR 15 John Radosevich Kenner, Louisiana Latest ever for arrival
APR 14 Tom Bidlingmaier Browntown, Wisconsin 1 adult male
APR 13 Rick Reed Buffalo Grove, Illinois
APR 13 Donald Duncan Harrisburg, Illinois SY male 4 p.m. 84° blue sky
APR 13 Donald Dierkhissing Milaca, Minnesota 1 ASY male 8:30 a.m.
APR 11 Bob Schneewind Chaska, Minnesota 1 ASY male, aluminum federal band on left leg
APR 11 Chuck Loderbauer Hilbert, Wisconsin 1 female 2 p.m. 60° sunny skies
APR 10 Jerry Schneider Bismarck, North Dakota Adult male @9:45, female 1 hour later; few days earlier than last year
APR 10 Theodore Spurling Clarkrange, Tennessee
APR 10 Phil Harms Crete, Nebraska 2 males, 1 female
APR 10 David Pankow Willow Springs, Illinois
APR 9 William Charlton Consecon, Ontario 3 ASY male scouts 7:30 a.m. on TG-12 Trio Grandpa martin house, cloudy skies, 40°
APR 9 Jeff & Bill Merschman West Point, Iowa 2 male martins @7 a.m.
APR 8 Emma Dutton-Hindley Cape May, New Jersey saw first martin @7:30 a.m.
APR 8 Bruce Becker La Crosse, Wisconsin 4 scouts
APR 8 Jon Wasson Oakville, Missouri 1 pair in house now, very late this year
APR 8 Mardene Bryce-Dalton Plainview, Nebraska 2 martins flying around gourds 1:30 p.m.
APR 8 Roy Nelson Whitewater, Wisconsin
APR 7 Randy Spann Pittsfield, Illinois Pretty Boy came home this morning!
APR 6 Ken Smith Lehigh Acres, Florida
APR 6 Marian Brager Lublin, Wisconsin
APR 6 Larry Sears Rockford, Michigan 2 adult males, 1 adult female
APR 6 Elmer Krushinske Sherwood, Wisconsin 2 ASYs observed around noon
APR 6 Tim Carpenter Summerfield, Ohio 1 ASY male, 1 ASY female @2 p.m.
APR 6 Bob Tregoning Tower Hill, Illinois
APR 5 Ralph Stich Albany, Minnesota 2 males 10:30 a.m.
APR 5 Pam Koranda Atlantic, Iowa 2 males 7 p.m. cloudy 59°
APR 5 Ruth Pratt Bushnell (no state provided)
APR 5 Jim Ast Cimarron, Kansas 3 males, 2 females 70°
APR 5 Dan & Janet Smith Coon's Lake, Indiana 1 scout
APR 5 Tom Bosley Fishing Creek, Maryland 72° 2:30 p.m. 1 day earlier than 2009
APR 5 Dale Westland Hayward, Minnesota 1 scout @5 p.m.; have had martins here 36 years
APR 5 Walter T. Richards Plymouth, Minnesota 1 female bird, about 10-15 days early for us
APR 5 Doug Hawkinson Shakopee, Minnesota 2 ASY male martins on housing this a.m. 65°, sunny
APR 4 Martin Tungate Campbellsville, Kentucky
APR 4 Donald McNeal/Glen Mills School Concordville, Pennsylvania
APR 4 Les Houser Dodge City, Kansas 1 male @ house
APR 4 Leroy & Nancy Krempec Edwardsburg, Michigan 3 adult males, 1 day later than last year
APR 4 Robert Medberry Elgin, Iowa 1 ASY male, 8:30 a.m. 52° cloudy & windy
APR 4 Roger Boleyn Elgin, Iowa 2 males @6 p.m.
APR 4 John Svehla Grasonville, Maryland 3 ASYs — 1 female, 2 males
APR 4 Mark Wilkens Ogallala, Nebraska 1 ASY male, Happy Easter!
APR 4 Steve & Chris Dauby Tell City, Indiana Easter Sunday; 2 male scouts @2 p.m. about 3 weeks earlier than last year
APR 3 Connie Spotts Clarklake, Michigan Adult male @9:15 a.m.
APR 3 Ron & Nedra Hash Findlay, Illinois 2 males & 1 female arrived @6 p.m.
APR 3 Jerry McEwen Glen, Mississippi 1 pair
APR 3 Gary Cheek Leesburg, Ohio 2 males
APR 3 Dennis Zunk Oak Harbor, Ohio 1 ASY male @7:30 a.m.
APR 3 Johnie Richey Plainview, Illinois 1 pair
APR 3 Wayne E. Lamberson Plymouth, Indiana 1 ASY male @8:30 a.m.
APR 3 Al Jackson Rose Hill, Kansas Latest sighting in 20 years
APR 3 Troy & Marlina K Springfield, Illinois Lone adult male on perch @7:30 a.m.
APR 2 Vince Maine Amboy, Minnesota
APR 2 Paul Coleman Buffalo, West Virginia 2 pairs @9:15 a.m.
APR 2 Lydia Bailey Earleville, Maryland 1st scout sighted at 7:20
APR 2 Walter Kazmierczak Iowa Lake, Michigan
APR 2 Hy & Shirley Gehrt Lake Butte des Morts, Wisconsin 1 ASY
APR 2 Joan Knoll Milan, Ohio 1 male scout, sunny 70°
APR 2 Carl Updike Rehoboth Beach, Delaware 1 ASY male
APR 2 JJ Jones Shelbyville, Indiana 1 ASY male 7:45 p.m. 77°
APR 2 Paul & Barbara Richardson Waterford, Ohio 4 martins & more arriving
APR 2 Maurice Mathews Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
APR 2 Orlin Schneewind Young America, Minnesota 1 ASY male @5 p.m.
APR 1 Dave Avery Blue Rapids, Kansas 1 adult male @2:45 p.m.
APR 1 Andrew M. Troyer Conneautville, Pennsylvania 1 scout, 20th year, avg. date is 4/04
APR 1 Dennis Devine Council Bluffs, Iowa
APR 1 Paul Shipley Crossville, Tennessee
APR 1 Joe Rogers Eldridge, Missouri 3 birds 9 a.m. sunny 56°
APR 1 Ed & Freida Koetting Essex, Maryland 4 ASY males @4:15 p.m.
APR 1 Floyd Pfeifer Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin 1 male, 1 female @6:20 p.m. 80° today
APR 1 Earl Higginbotham Hurricane, West Virginia 1 ASY male @ 9:25 a.m.
APR 1 Merlin Lehman Middlebury, Indiana 2 ASY males
APR 1 Jerry E. Wilkens Omaha, Nebraska 1 ASY male @7:10 a.m. 80° wind SSW 15mph gusts 27mph
APR 1 Kent Pribyl Seward, Nebraska 8 a.m. one pair on house
APR 1 Paul Bachman Slatington, Pennsylvania 1 ASY male on gourd racks @6:45 p.m., same day as last year
APR 1 Don Hall St. Georges, Delaware 2 scouts @7 a.m.
MAR 31 Gerald Majewski Cookeville, Tennessee
MAR 31 Steve Tisher Council Bluffs, Iowa 3 males; biggest known colony in Council Bluffs
MAR 31 Wm. A. Thomson Cynthiana, Kentucky 1 ASY male, about 1 week late
MAR 31 Bud Wilson Dalton City, Illinois ASY male @ 3:10 p.m.
MAR 31 John (no last name provided) Easton, Missouri
MAR 31 Larry & Charlene Jahner Montgomery City, Missouri
MAR 31 Kathy Thompson, Johnathan King (grandson) Mount Morris, Wisconsin 1 ASY male @11:10 a.m. 71°, earliest ever!
MAR 31 Spencer Justice Oak Hall, Virginia 2 males 9:45, 45° rain
MAR 31 Tony Turner Okeana, Ohio 1 adult male @9 a.m. 40°
MAR 31 Melodie Hering Prince Frederick, Maryland 1 male 10:30 a.m.
MAR 31 Dennis Droge Seneca, Kansas 3 martins on nesting box
MAR 31 Jim Bell Vergennes, Illinois 1 adult male @9:30 a.m. warm, sunny, breezy; 2 weeks late this year
MAR 31 Karl Allen Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina 5 birds @3 p.m. - did not stay
MAR 30 Julie Lea Caledonia, Missouri 3-4 scouts So nice to hear that evening chatter
MAR 30 Jesse Shields Cawker City, Kansas
MAR 30 Steve Spauldin Dawson, Iowa ASY male 5:30 70°
MAR 30 Denton Garst Frederick, Maryland 1 adult male
MAR 30 Ron Albert Hope, Indiana 1 adult male @11 a.m.
MAR 30 Len Marraccini Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina 1 adult male scout at gourd
MAR 30 Tim Millard Lockridge, Iowa
MAR 30 Steve Fehr Murphysboro, Illinois 1 male scout @ 7:30 a.m.
MAR 29 Johnny Levinn III Atchison, Kansas 1 adult male 7 p.m. 62°
MAR 29 Ernest & Mary Kalinowsky Cobb Island, Maryland
MAR 29 Tara Rock Manitou Beach, Michigan 1 adult male checking out housing
MAR 29 Bob Cooper Osage City, Kansas
MAR 29 Lowell Fiedler Washington, Illinois
MAR 29 Jay L. Mansfield West Estill County, Kentucky 2 adult males
MAR 29 Dick Noble West Point, Iowa 1 ASY
MAR 28 Paul Fiedler Roodhouse, Illinois Adult male
MAR 28 Jay & Lana Pittenger Sharpsburg, Maryland 1 ASY male 11:03 a.m. 46°
MAR 28 Bob Schaefer Worden, Illinois
MAR 27 George Burroughs Clements, Maryland 1 female, 1 male @4:30 p.m.
MAR 27 Everett Carter Hurricane, West Virginia 1 female 9 a.m. 30°
MAR 26 Terry Bybee Canton, Illinois 1 male scout 34° 9:30 a.m.
MAR 26 Judy Daniel Denton, Nebraska 1 immature male
MAR 25 Ralph L. Flory Jr. Fayetteville, Pennsylvania 1 adult male
MAR 25 Chris J. Slabaugh Sr. Nappanee, Indiana
MAR 25 Delmar Parsons Point Pleasant, West Virginia Adult male & female 9:30 a.m. 50°
MAR 24 Dallas Talbert Concord, North Carolina 1 scout
MAR 24 Robert Grizzard Emporia, Virginia
MAR 24 Greta Webb Falcon, Missouri Scout on house @10 a.m. 2 days later than last year
MAR 24 Doug Martin Griggsville, Illinois 2 scouts on purple martin tower in center of town
MAR 24 Joseph S. Bontrager Ligonier, Indiana ASY male
MAR 24 David Yoder Topeka, Indiana 1 ASY male
MAR 24 Mike & Carla Greenwood Weems, Virginia
MAR 23 Emit & Glenda Neighbors Bloomsdale, Missouri Old male & female 50° sunny 8 a.m. 4 days later than last year
MAR 23 Robert P. Chapman Bluffs, Illinois 1 ASY male, 1 SY male 8:35 a.m.
MAR 23 Lenny Pitzen Hawk Point, Missouri 1 ASY pair 4 p.m. 68° clear
MAR 23 Jim Hoaglin Louisiana, Missouri
MAR 23 Alvin Tee Oquawka, Illinois 2 male martins
MAR 23 Dave & Carol Mayer St. Peters, Missouri 1 male adult scout
MAR 23 Richard Tognarelli Troy, Illinois 2 adult males, 1 adult female
MAR 23 Dennis Iverson Wellington, Kansas 4 adult males
MAR 23 Keith E. Mohr Wilsonville, Illinois Scout arrived, 56°
MAR 22 Keith & Royline Dixon Appleton City, Missouri 2 male martins
MAR 22 Charles & Marg Hickman Auburn, Kentucky Little late but great to have them
MAR 22 Earle Dawson Jr. Cordova, Maryland 1 male
MAR 22 Peggy Bass Courtland, Virginia 1 scout @7:30 a.m.
MAR 22 John Wassilak Cuba, Missouri 1 male
MAR 22 Les & Fran Albert Plainview, Illinois 4 scouts p.m.
MAR 21 Don Bridgman Caldwell, Ohio Adult male 71° NW wind 3 mph, 2 days earlier than last year
MAR 21 Barbara Newell Columbus, Ohio 1 male
MAR 21 Ray & Dorothy Frogge Garden City, Missouri 2 martins 6:30 p.m. 11" snow
MAR 21 Rich Harless Jackson, Ohio 1 ASY 7 p.m. 1 day earlier than last year
MAR 21 Ronnie Matheny Piketon, Ohio
MAR 21 Charles Ellison Ten Mile, Tennessee 6 martins 65° 4 p.m. about 2 weeks late
MAR 21 Terry Lawler West Union, Ohio 3 scouts
MAR 20 Willie Stinson Bowling Green, Kentucky 3 ASY males sunny 62° 5:45 p.m.
MAR 20 Glenn & Mary Smith Corydon, Indiana 1 ASY male 9 a.m. sunny 50° 3 days earlier than last year
MAR 20 John M. Boling Elizabethtown, Kentucky 2 ASY males, 1 ASY female 9:30 a.m. 56° partly cloudy
MAR 20 Johnnie L. Ratliff Grundy, Virginia 4 adult martins 9:15 a.m. cloudy, windy, 63°
MAR 20 Gorman Cline Inez, Kentucky 1 male 9:30 a.m. 45°
MAR 20 Merle Koontz Liberty, Illinois 3 scouts
MAR 20 Katharyn Daniel Little Rock, Arkansas 1 male on house
MAR 20 Lewis & Barbara Tripp Martinsville, Virginia 4 scouts
MAR 20 Darrell Cook Martinsville, Indiana ASY male arrived on first day of spring, same as last year; sunny 60°
MAR 20 Glenna Carr Mt. Vernon, Indiana 1 pair
MAR 20 Bob Lottes Perryville, Missouri Arrived 1 day after tree swallows
MAR 20 James B. Shrewsbury Pulaski, Virginia Scout @ 2:15
MAR 19 Oscar Ellison Coulterville, Illinois 3 scouts
MAR 19 Glynn Parker Dresden, Tennessee 4 scouts
MAR 19 Tim Milacek Enid, Oklahoma 3 ASY males at sunset. Temps dropping rapidly as major winter storm approaches area
MAR 19 John Reynolds Hamilton, Missouri 2 ASY males 4 p.m. cloudy 55° same date as last year
MAR 19 Donald Duncan Harrisburg, Illinois ASY male arrived in good shape @ 5 p.m.
MAR 19 Jamie Cure Ingalls, Kansas 1 male 11:30 a.m. 37° snow tonight
MAR 19 Ivan Ray Miller Jamesport, Missouri Adult female
MAR 19 Wayne Gately Marion, Arkansas Latest in last 16 years; usually show up from Feb 27-Mar 10
MAR 19 Judy Schlieper Milton, Illinois
MAR 19 Agnes Conia Morganfield, Kentucky
MAR 19 James D. Wells Osceola, Arkansas 1 male, 1 female in morning
MAR 19 Eugene Couch Pleasureville, Kentucky
MAR 19 Keith Davis Rolla, Missouri 2 ASY males
MAR 19 Rodney Pollard Salem, Illinois 1 ASY around 5 p.m.
MAR 19 Becky Krautkramer Sandford (Carolina Lakes), North Carolina 4 birds
MAR 19 Joe Brooks Scottsville, Kentucky 1 ASY male on house @9 a.m.
MAR 19 David Jernigan Selmer, Tennessee 4 martins 10 a.m. Thought they'd fogotten us
MAR 19 Spring Lake Radiator Spring Lake, North Carolina 2 males
MAR 19 Tom Erman Springdale, Arkansas 1 ASY male, 1 young male
MAR 19 Dan Westfall Springfield, Missouri 3 males 8:30
MAR 18 Kent Wall Evansville, Illinois 2 adults (1 male & 1 female)
MAR 18 Bonnie Cure Hanston, Kansas 1 male 9 a.m. sunny skies
MAR 18 Larry K. Mitchell Huntsville, Alabama ASY male @ 7:49 a.m. foggy, damp 49°
MAR 18 Bevan Berry Tuscumbia, Alabama 2 males exactly 1 year to the day from last year
MAR 17 William Mock Bartlesville, Oklahoma 2 adult martins (male & female) @ 5:30 p.m. 43° cloudy, north wind
MAR 17 James Arnett Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma 1 adult male above martin houses 2 p.m. sunny 50°
MAR 17 Neal Moore Locust Grove, Oklahoma 3 scouts, over a week later than last year due to extended cold weather
MAR 17 Jay & Chris Ramseier Mt. Olive, Illinois
MAR 17 Jack & Phyllis Sexton Shallotte, North Carolina 3 ASY males arrived at our PMC-24 Castle. It will be filled again for 7th year at this address
MAR 16 Joanne Donahue Bartlesville, Oklahoma 4 martins this evening, 2 were ASY males
MAR 15 Kenneth Denton Beebe, Arkansas scouts @ 11 a.m. really late this year
MAR 15 Gene Harris Golden City, Missouri 1 male
MAR 15 Margaret Sue Higdon Muscle Shoals, Alabama 5 martins this a.m. Been watching/waiting for scouts & wouldn't you know they chose the Ides of March!
MAR 15 Stevann Fraley Williamsburg, Kentucky
MAR 14 John Patton Arpelar, Oklahoma 3 weeks late due to cold winter though midwest
MAR 14 Jerry Kirby Lafayette, Tennessee 1 male 6:10 p.m. 48° light rain
MAR 13 David F Mills Bartlesville, Oklahoma 2 scouts this morning
MAR 13 Ed & Jo Ludwig Okarche, Oklahoma 1 male 8:30 a.m.
MAR 13 Willis A. Lance Olmsted, Illinois
MAR 12 J.D. Blair Boerne, Texas 3 scouts
MAR 12 Walt & Lucy McComb Clarksville, Tennessee 1 adult pair
MAR 12 Bernard Lesur Galliano, Louisiana 2 pairs in house
MAR 12 Chuck Iannaci Grandbury, Texas 1 male scout @ 9 a.m. Used martin song to attract
MAR 12 Robert & Doris Haddox Huntsville, Alabama 2 adult martins
MAR 12 Glenn & Penny Kyzer Munday, Texas 2 males & 1 female
MAR 12 Larry L Newlin Ponca City, Oklahoma 1 ASY pair
MAR 11 Tim Painschab Corpus Christi, Texas Adule male & female, also scouts on 2 neighborhood houses. Weeks late.
MAR 11 Cogburn (only name provided) Covington, Louisiana
MAR 11 Lambert Parrish Fayetteville, Arkansas Scout at 7 a.m., same date as last year
MAR 11 Bobby & Lorraine Rose Nashville, North Carolina 1 last night at suppertime; 3 this morning
MAR 11 Don Harwood Van Buren, Arkansas 2 adult pairs
MAR 10 Michael Burke Atoka, Tennessee Scouts arrived @ 11:20 a.m.
MAR 10 Jack & Reba Leake Decatur, Texas
MAR 10 Eugene Smith Jr. Kinston, North Carolina 2 came in morning; had 5 that night
MAR 10 Ricky Munn McComb, Mississippi 3 scouts @8:45 a.m.
MAR 10 David McCauley New Haven, Kentucky 1 ASY male
MAR 10 Mackie Woods Oblong, Illinois 2 martins on houses
MAR 10 George Milacek Waukomis, Oklahoma 1 male @ 5:30 p.m.
MAR 9 Johnny Riley Bailey, North Carolina 3 martins arrived this morning!
MAR 9 Betty McKinney Brenham, Texas 4 scouts
MAR 9 Dean Skinner Edenton, North Carolina 1 female @ 8:30 a.m.
MAR 9 Keith McLaurin Fayetteville, North Carolina 1 male arrived today
MAR 9 Connie Beauchamp Lewisville, North Carolina 1 male @ 2 p.m.
MAR 9 Pat Ivey Lometa, Texas 2 scouts
MAR 9 Jane Roberts Longview, Texas 2 male scouts @ 5 p.m.
MAR 9 Charles Lankford Niota, Tennessee 3 ASY males 6:30 p.m. 65° 12 days later than last year
MAR 9 Wendell & Arlene O'Brien Paris, Tennessee 1 ASY male
MAR 8 Truman Hazelrigg Comanche, Texas Scouts very late this year
MAR 8 Danny Royster Greensboro, North Carolina Adult male at 7:30 a.m.
MAR 8 Keith DeFries Marmaduke, Arkansas
MAR 8 David Wagler Montgomery, Indiana
MAR 7 Tommy & Linda Beckham Stontonville TN 1 female 3 males early morning, in low 60s
MAR 6 Terry Geisler Brinkley, Arkansas ASY male @ 6:00 p.m.
MAR 6 Larry & Donna Lee Byhalia, Mississippi 1 ASY male @ 8:35 a.m.
MAR 5 Jerry Hutfles Bella Vista, Arkansas 1 adult male
MAR 5 Rick Pennington Bowling Green, Kentucky Saw several martins circling after neighbor mowed yard
MAR 5 Ray Beavers Cleveland, Alabama 1 male 5:30 p.m. clear 49°
MAR 5 Rick L Roseman Eufaula, Oklahoma 1 scout
MAR 5 Bill Berry Leighton, Alabama 2 males before gourds were up
MAR 5 William Baird Wichita Falls, Texas 1 ASY male at 7:30 a.m. clear, mid 40s
MAR 4 Mitchell & Kathleen Adams Haslet, Texas 4 males in the evening
MAR 4 Jerry Duffey Keithville, Louisiana 1 ASY @ 9 a.m. sunny, low 40s
MAR 4 Marion Davis Sedan, Kansas 1 male
MAR 4 Jimmy (no last name provided) Tuckerman, Arkansas 1 male, 2 weeks later than last year
MAR 3 Grady & Cherie Venable Frisco, Texas 1 adult pair 3 weeks later than previous years
MAR 3 Theresa White Katy, Texas 2 martins looking around, did not land on house
MAR 3 Edward Carmichael McNeill, Mississippi
MAR 3 Billy & Mary Richardson Naples, Texas 3 males & 2 females
MAR 3 James & Debbie Ditmore Robert Lee, Texas asy male, 4th year for site
MAR 2 Gisela Fregoe Grand Prairie, Texas Scout at 6:34 p.m.
MAR 2 Danielle Moore Waco, Texas 2 scouts
MAR 1 Kenny Crawford Grand Prairie, Texas 2 ASY pairs
Feb 28 J.D. & Donna Gamble Bokchito, Oklahoma
Feb 28 Bradley Bosenberg DeFuniak Springs, Florida 1 female 5 p.m. breezy 55°
Feb 28 Bill & Jackie Watts Miller Grove, Texas 1 male 2 p.m. sunny 65°
Feb 28 Forrest Harvey Monroe, Louisiana 2 scouts
Feb 28 Ben Horton Pflugerville, Texas 1 ASY @ 2 p.m.
Feb 28 Bubba Clark Thibodaux, Louisiana Clear & sunny 58°
Feb 27 Tim Hammonds Boyd, Texas ASY male at 5:45 p.m.
Feb 27 Stan Bosenberg DeFuniak Springs, Florida 3 scouts 5:30 p.m. 47°
Feb 27 Chester J. Bourgeois Jr. Katy, Texas 2 scouts arrived at my 60-compartment martin housing this morning. Temperature overnight in the upper 40s
Feb 25 Catherine Paris St. Augustine, Florida 2 scouts
Feb 24 Terry & Karen Thompson Fayetteville, Tennessee 2 males 10 a.m. cold 32°
Feb 22 Jack & Judy Land Fosters, Alabama 1 male scout @ 5 p.m.
Feb 22 G.R. Benson Guntersville, Alabama Saw my first scouts (3) at 9 a.m.
Feb 22 Bubba Geisler Wheatley, Arkansas ASY male @ 1:30 p.m.
FEB 21 Jan Windrow San Antonio, Texas 2 scouts
FEB 20 Connel & Nanette Rodgers Winter Haven, Florida
FEB 19 Camille J. Dupre Jr. Houma, Louisiana
Feb 18 A.L. & Shirley Benfer Bedias, Texas 2 males
Feb 18 The Youngbloods Mayfield, Kentucky
FEB 13 Bob Raiford Sandersville, Georgia
Feb 10 Francis Deer Mobile, Alabama 2 males 11:45 a.m.
Feb 9 Jim Bolerjack Bratt, Florida 3 males
Feb 9 Sylvester Hanks Bratt, Florida
Feb 9 Howard Hanks Bratt, Florida
Feb 9 Paul Kitchens Foley, Alabama 3 ASY males 3 p.m. 51° windy
Feb 9 Larry & Cheryl Holley Foley, Alabama 1 ASY male 12 noon @ 56°
Feb 9 Lenny Ray Grand Isle, Louisiana 1 ASY male & 1 female
FEB 9 Harold Betsill Griffin, Georgia
Feb 9 Abbie & Ida Gaspard Lake Charles, Louisiana 2 males & 2 females
Feb 8 Frank Tyler Jacksonville, Florida 2 scouts, weather clear 6:15 p.m.
Feb 8 Randy Correa Odessa, Texas 9 a.m. cloudy, fog, cold 40°
Feb 8 Hank Hartshorn San Benito, Texas one ASY male @ house
Feb 7 Walter D'heedene San Antonio, Texas 3 ASY
Feb 6 James & Jonell Parker Giddings, Texas 1 ASY male
Feb 6 Noel Toups Thibodaux, Louisiana Had martin house cranked down for spraying; they circled & left
Feb 5 Bud Pumroy Plant City, Florida ASY male 70° raining 5:05 p.m.
Feb 5 Jeff Abby Port Isabel, Texas 2 ASY scouts @ 3 p.m. 64°
FEB 5 John & Sandy Rodgers Winter Haven, Florida
Feb 4 Eugene Allen Bay City, Texas A single male
Feb 3 Sandra Masters Bonita Springs, Florida 2 ASY, then 3 this a.m.
Feb 2 Weldon Vickery Atmore, Alabama
Jan 31 Joe Levins Wetumpka, Alabama 2 ASY males 46°
Jan 30 Johnny Fife Brookshire Texas ASY male & female about noon, 39°
Jan 29 Don Hyatt Weston, Florida 5 males - large birds this year
Jan 26 Gilbert Scales Marrero, Louisiana 1 ASY male
Jan 24 Rod & Diane Hansen Boca Raton, Florida 1 ASY female
Jan 24 Ben Harrell Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Jan 23 Ron & Lori Roberts Orlando, Florida 2 ASY males & 1 ASY female at 9:30 a.m. 60°
Jan 22 Arvel Locklear Plant City, Florida 1 male at 9:30 a.m. 60°
JAN 22 Yolanda Dyer Winter Haven, Florida 1 female scout; rest of martins arrived Feb. 8
Jan 21 Denise Campbell Port Charlotte, Florida
Jan 21 Eli Miller Sarasota, Florida 3 males 70°
Jan 20 Dean (no last name provided) Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2 males at 2 p.m. 77°
Jan 20 Catherine Antoniou Loxahatchee, Florida
Jan 18 Bob Kelley Lely Saratoga (Naples), Florida 6 martins at clubhouse; 2 martins present at another location
Jan 18 Paul Krejci Venice, Florida 1 adult male at 8 a.m., 55°
Jan 17 Bill Dietrich Golden Gate (Naples), Florida 2 martins flying over gourd rack
Jan 16 Joe & Marge Prince Cape Coral, Florida 4 birds on 2 houses
Jan 14 Al Hassler Spring Hill, Florida male at 3 p.m.
Jan 8 Jim Klusendorf Foxfire (Naples), Florida Saw 2 martins flying overhead while checking gourds; a martin landed on each rack as soon as it was raised
Jan 1 Tom Burgess family Bonita Springs, Florida Male at 11:28 a.m.
Jan 1 Louis Blount Clewiston, Florida Several males — earliest ever
Dec 31, 2009 Giles J. Kiefer Palmetto, Florida 1 ASY male, 5:30 p.m. 67° sunny skies