Purple Martin Forum

steve r wrote:I love to go out early in the morning and listen to the males singing there dawn song. This morning at 4-30 it was a full moon and the males where already up singing.

It's our hold music. Feel free to call and we'll put you on hold anytime you want to hear it!

Curiosity got the better of me. Did a quick run of the numbers for TX.

scout-arrival survey 8.6% of the total
martinwatch 8.3% of the total

Pretty darn close

That is not data that I have handy. My instinct is that they would both be in the same proportion as they could both be considered relative indicators of landlord dedication/interest.

We have 12% more scout reports than we had at this time last year.

Caught it right away. No worries.

Fantastic!

I believe the image on the PMCA store is outdated as the manufacturer has recently moved to a different attachment method for the bottom of the guard, removing the extra part extending below.

Glad to hear it! It's too bad that browsers are so finicky about different website features. We just resolved a different issue with IE 11 and the scout report form. We're always chasing our tails, it seems.

That's a new one for us. Sounds like a browser compatibility issue. Have you tried with Google Chrome? It's so hard to track down all of the combinations of browser versions and OS versions.

Just looked into it. Looks like a glitch with how google maps encoded your lat and long for the map. Should be all good now.

The early (and very late) scout reports for each state go into a queue for verification by staff. Over weekends there may be a delay in approval of some scout reports, due to limited staff availability. Steve, your report should be visible now. (it had an error with the mapping coordinates (automate...

We followup on all of the first reports to verify their accuracy. The system holds them until we approve the report.

There are a oodles of false reports (starlings, tree swallows, barn swallows) all season long! We have measures in place to help to filter out the noise.

We found that upside down is the easiest way, as well.

https://www.windy.com is my favorite weather visualization website. You can really get lost there.

Hope everyone had a great Christmas. Here in Erie, PA we wished for a white Christmas and overdid it. We're creeping up on 5 feet of snow. http://www.goerie.com/news/20171226/snow-emergency-declared-in-erie It's not safe for staff to reach the office today. We hope to be back in the office tomorrow ...

How about pictures of the many dragonflies, butterflies and other insects that are found at the base of the gourd poles or inside the cavities? Wouldn't that show intent? This could be a looong study. I just checked with the researchers for that project and they welcome any pics of insects below th...

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They have a browser game for that episode. It plays fast and loose with the facts about martins, but we'll take what we can get!

Hi Highrise, If you're looking for a sound file of the dawnsong or daytime chatter, those are not available for free. The PMCA depends on memberships, donations, and profits from products sold in our store to fund their research and education efforts. The recordings are only available on CD's sold i...

John & Linda - KY wrote:I'm looking forward to the "Dance of the Returning Martins" in January. -- John

That's the dance that we do when they come back!