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["Ron Kingston" <kingston@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Tenth Annual Purple Martin Day 
Where: Lousia County Near US 15 and County Rt  640,  
                     North of Zion Crossroad, Exit 136, I-64
When: Saturday, June 26, 2004 at 9:30 A.M. to Noon

Directions: Call  434.293.5173 (C'ville);   Email kingston@xxxxxxxxxx
                      A Free Event
       http://www.purplemartin.org/meetings/meetings.html

Topics to be covered include: 

  a.. how to establish and increase a colony of Purple Martins; 
  b.. advantages and disadvantages of different types of martin housing; 
  c.. how to protect Martins from starlings, House Sparrows, snakes, owls, 
raccoons, etc.; 
  d.. adding the newly-developed starling-resistant entrance holes to martin 
gourds and houses; 
  e.. how to protect martin housing from windstorms and other hazards; 
  f.. how to grow and process purple martin nesting gourds; 
  g.. life history of Purple Martins; 


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