No, it is not too early. The males begin to show up in Texas in January. I
recall seeing one east of Austin on New Year’s Day some years ago.
Good sighting.
Dan Smith
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"Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so
strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.” Thomas
Jefferson, 1814.
On Jan 8, 2019, at 3:50 PM, John Blackwell <john.a.blackwell51@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Is it too early for Purple martins in Colorado County? I saw what I believed
to be a swallow and it was grey breasted, but I was also looking into today's
grey sky from a good ways off.
John A. Blackwell
Colorado County, Texas
