[TN-Bird] Search for Purple Martins tonight

From: Melinda Welton <weltonmj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tnbird <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <wprowell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:01:22 -0500
As you heard, the Purple Martin (PUMA) roost site in downtown Nashville was
inadvertently destroyed when the area was mowed on Friday, August 26th.

This is actually close to the time that the PUMA would have started to leave
Nashville on their migration to South America, but approximately 100,000
birds were still using the site when it was lost.

I'm curious to know if the Martins have left Nashville or if they are
roosting elsewhere in the downtown area.

Anyone interested in joining me to look for Purple Martins this evening ,
please send me an email or give me a call, so we can coordinate a search.

I plan to be at Oldham Street, near North 1st Street at 7:00pm this evening.

Please come if you can. It will be interesting to have teams observing from
several locations and at the original roost site. We might as well try to
learn something from this unfortunate event.

Melinda Welton
Franklin, TN
615-210-8095 cell



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