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<p>Hi,</p>
<p> Is there a group dedicated to the Purple Martins? Compiling -
and making available - stuff</p>
<p>like nest colonies, probable numbers, creating new colonies
(putting up nest boxes), etc.</p>
<p>If you know of a group please post a link or provide the official
name. THANKS!<br>
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<p> There is a large - well established and active - nest colony at
Ship Harbor (where the </p>
<p>WS Ferry Terminal is in Anacortes). It's been there for several
years and has been</p>
<p>occupied every year since I've been going there (over 5).</p>
<p> The best way to get there is to go to the "Ship Harbor
Interpretive Center" where</p>
<p>there is parking, a porta potty, and a developed trail. This
location is also one end of</p>
<p>the Guemes Channel Trail which is a re-purposing of the very old
Great Northern</p>
<p>Railway right of way.</p>
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- Jim <span
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