Date: 7/1/25 1:02 pm From: Jim Betz via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Purple Martins
Stan,
There is a fairly large "condo village" of Purple Martins at Ship
Harbor on
Fidalgo Island (Anacortes). That village was very active a few weeks ago
but is now "abandoned" (no activity, what so ever). My conclusion is
that the chicks have fledged. If I'm correct - then your timeline for
nesting
has to be modified based upon location, location, location. *g* This group
of nests has been active for a long time.
I don't know of any other Martin colonies here in Skagit County.
It also seems to me that several other swallow species (barn and
tree) are
no longer at their nests ... I can state that the ones at Wylie have all
stopped
going to cavity nests along the dike (at least 3 weeks ago).
We have violet greens nesting at our house and they are still coming and
going from the nests ... I have not seen the chicks yet. In past years the
chicks would come out of the nest and explore the roof about a week
before they fledged.
