<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type="text/css">p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>We have lived in the same house in Port Orchard now for 6+ years and if anything the swallow numbers are up. The big difference for us is likely habitat since we are in a fairly rural environment with houses about every five acres. At peak swallow numbers mid-May into June we'll have dozens of violet green and barn swallows feeding on insects over our yard. We have a fair amount of garden areas on our property of both the vegetable/fruit type as well as flowers. I suspect we produce more insects per acre than your average lawned yard.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The past two years we have seen and heard Purple Martins in more numbers than when we moved into the house in 2018. <br></div><div><br>Ted Ryan</div><div>Port Orchard, WA<br></div><div><br></div></body></html>