Purple Martin Update: Issue 1(1)

Published: February, 1988

Articles: How to Attract Purple Martins Author(s): James R. Hill, III Page: 1 Population Trends of the Purple Martin in North America, 1966-1986 Author(s): John R. Sauer, M. Kathleen Klimkiewicz, Sam Droege Page: 4 Population Trends in the Purple Martin Author(s): James R. Hill, III Page: 7 The Breeding Distribution and Relative Abundance of the Purple Martin in North America Author(s): James R. Hill, III Page: 8 The Impact of Starlings on Purple Martin Populations in Unmanaged Colonies Author(s): Charles R. Brown Page: 10 From the Archives: When the Martins Returned to Frederick Author(s): David Wallace Page: 13 An Example of Poor Parenting Author(s): Tom Dellinger Page: 15 Purple Martins Deserve Better Homes Author(s): Robert A. Wiggins Page: 16 Attracting Martins: Attracting Purple Martins by Sound Playbacks and Related Problems in Establishing a Martin Colony Author(s): John William Hardy Page: 20 Why and How I Wrote the Book on Purple Martins Author(s): R. B. Layton Page: 21 Landlord Interview: An Interview with George Finney, Owner amd Builder of One of the Largest Martin Houses in North America Author(s): James R. Hill, III Page: 24 Why the PMCA was Formed Author(s): James R. Hill, III Page: 36 Recurring Features: News from the PMCA Landlord Letters The Doctor's House Calls