I sure hope Terry Fuller does not mind me posting, but Terry had the first 2013 Texas martinI know of in San Benito yesterday...What is most interesting is it was a"female". Female Purple Martins usually never appear until much later in the season, so I am thinking perhaps this could be a different species...The ID challenge is significant when we assume that any martin is the default........Or? -- Brush Freeman Independent and affiliated Field Biologist 361-655-7641 http://texasnaturenotes.blogspot.com/ Finca Alacranes., Utley,Texas The greatest musician of all time is mother nature. Edit your Freelists account settings for TEXBIRDS at //www.freelists.org/list/texbirds Reposting of traffic from TEXBIRDS is prohibited without seeking permission from the List Owner