<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763">Reporting from Port Townsend, we have 4 boxes at Pt Hudson and 4 at the Marine Science Pier at Ft Worden, which many of you have no doubt recently seen. All 8 have been used and young are currently just leaving some of the boxes. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763">I was told that all of the many boxes at Three Crabs in Sequim were used this year. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763">We recently recovered 4 old boxes from Kah Tai Lagoon which had been on fresh water, very near or within trees, and taken over by House Sparrows (ugh). We plan on re-positioning those at the other sites next year. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763">I'm interested in designs that aren't too heavy and thus enable multiple boxes on one upright 2x4. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763">thx, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;color:#073763"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 10, 2024 at 6:11 PM Denis DeSilvis via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div dir="ltr">At our home in Roy, just south and east of JBLM, we’ve had several family (?) flocks of Purple Martins overhead and feeding for the past week. Likely breeders from the various nesting areas at JBLM.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">May all your birds be identified,</div>
<div dir="ltr">Denis DeSilvis</div>
<div dir="ltr">avnacrs 4 birds at outlook dot com </div>
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<div id="m_4229044035117812761divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters-bounces@mailman11.u.washington.edu" target="_blank">tweeters-bounces@mailman11.u.washington.edu</a>> on behalf of Elaine Chuang via Tweeters <<a href="mailto:tweeters@u.washington.edu" target="_blank">tweeters@u.washington.edu</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, August 10, 2024 11:10:04 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Tweeters] Purple Martins, and Purple Martin Conservation Day</font>
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<div>Tweet, tweet, and regards to all, Many of you in the Seattle area will have seen in the Seattle Times, July 28, 2024 the excellent article by Kate Perez on Purple Martins in our region, and the mounting challenges they face. Here’s
the link: <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/birds-that-migrate-from-brazil-to-seattle-each-summer-face-new-threat/" target="_blank">
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/birds-that-migrate-from-brazil-to-seattle-each-summer-face-new-threat/</a><br>
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Some of us lucky enough to live at this northern portion of the Purple Martin's range look forward annually to enjoying their return from Brazil. What joy to hear those gorgeous bubbly sounds, observe them in flight and appreciate stages of nesting as they
raise young in communal settings, now almost entirely in human-made structures.<br>
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We have Kim Stark, Jean Power, Carl Bevis, Kris Baker and WDFW’s Chris Anderson to thank for the vast majority of maintenance of PUMA homes and strategic planning on their behalf. Ten years ago this group created a distinctly informative poster on the Purple
Martins in King County and conservation efforts 07POSTER-2014-04-30-Stark-Purple-Martins-King-County-shorelines Most of it is still applicable - much work remains to be done.<br>
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Recently, August 10 was officially designated as Purple Martin Conservation Day, thanks to efforts put forth by the Purple Martin Conservation Association and allies! Stay tuned for more ways to help our Martins!<br>
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Elaine Chuang<br>
elc at uw dot edu<br>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font size="4" color="#073763"><span></span>Steve Hampton<span></span></font></div><div>Port Townsend, WA (<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">qatáy</span>)</div></div><br><div><font color="#073763"><i><br></i></font></div></div></div>