TENTH ANNUAL PURPLE MARTIN FIELD DAY The only Virginia Purple Martin Annual Event Date: Saturday, June 26, 2004 Time: 9:30 A.M. to Noon On Saturday, June 26, 2004, the Tenth Annual Purple Martin Field Day will be held at the farm of Mrs. Merle D. Wood and Mr. Lance D. Wood in Central Virginia (about 100 miles south and west of Washington, D.C.; about 40 miles west of Richmond, VA; and about 20 miles east of Charlottesville, VA). Last year (2003) more than 100 Purple Martin enthusiasts attended the annual event, which is enjoyed by all. Any person interested in establishing, restoring, or expanding a Purple Martin Colony is invited to learn about and see in operation the most up-to-date and effective techniques and technology available for successful Purple Martin stewardship and management, as recommended by the Purple Martin Conservation Association. It is difficult to establish and maintain a healthy Purple Martin colony without using the techniques explained and demonstrated at this Field Day, because of the many challenges and difficulties that beset Purple Martin colonies. This event will show you how the Wood family has overcome those difficulties, and expanded their Purple Martin colony from four pairs of Purple Martins in 1992 to approximately 90 nesting pairs today. Topics to be covered include: * how to establish and increase a colony of Purple Martins; * advantages and disadvantages of different types of martin housing; * how to protect Martins from starlings, House Sparrows, snakes, owls, raccoons, etc.; * adding the newly-developed starling-resistant entrance holes to martin gourds and houses; * how to protect martin housing from windstorms and other hazards; * how to grow and process purple martin nesting gourds; * life history of Purple Martins; etc. The featured speaker, Mr. Lance D. Wood, is a widely published expert on Purple Martin colonies. Field Day events will begin at 9:30 a.m. and last about two hours, followed by an optional discussion on Bluebirds and Tree Swallows, and a short nesting box trail tour, including nesting boxes for bluebirds, tree swallows, kestrels, barn owls, etc. The Field Day event is free The hosts request that guests do not bring pets. For further information and directions call Ron and Priscilla Kingston at (434) 293-5173 or email kingston@xxxxxxxxxx =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================