Project MartinRoost

SUBMIT ROOST REPORTS

This roost has not been documented yet.

Roost Location:

This martin roost was detected by NEXRAD Radar in 2004, but has not been documented by an on-the-ground visit. You can help with Project MartinRoost by finding this roost and submitting a report here.

Keep several things in mind as you search for the roost:

  • The coordinates are for the approximate location of the radar image ring that suggests a martin roost is in the vicinity.
  • The vicinity could actually be quite large, so one should plan on searching 10, 15 or more miles out from the coordinates.
  • The roost is most likely associated with a water body, on a brushy island, in a reed bed or perhaps at a bridge, but
  • Roosts also may be located in trees in urban and suburban areas, even in heavily commercialized areas.
  • Roosts can start forming in June and can be active well into September. July and August are peak months.
  • Someone, somewhere, surely knows about this roost, even if they do not realize its significance. Asking people at nature centers, bird clubs, and parks and wildlife departments if they know of a martin roost might produce useful leads.
  • The radar images examined were from the 2004 season; it is possible that a roost was present in 2004, but not in later years.
  • Although we have a lot of confidence that these radar image rings indicate martin roosts, it is possible that some do not.

Thank you for your interest in Project MartinRoost.