April 15, 2003 Does anyone know anything about the nest box loyalty of Purple Martins. I have Martins for the 4th consecutive year. However, they only arrived today. I have not maintained records, but I recall that each year just as I am about to give up on the Martins, well after they have returned to many houses, they finally arrive at mine. I am curious about whether these are the same birds or not since they are always late. Does anyone know if these latter arrivals winter in different location than the earlier arrivals? Mark Bennett 113 Iroquois Circle Russellville, KY 42276 Logan County benn5609@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBERS============== The BIRDKY Mailing List requires you to sign your messages with first & last name, city, & state abbreviation. -------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, send e-mail to: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: birdky-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject line. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Kentucky Ornithological Society web site at http://www.biology.eku.edu/kos.htm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BIRDKY List Manager: Gary Ritchison, Richmond, KY E-mail: gary.ritchison@xxxxxxx