Tenth Annual Purple Martin Day
Where: Lousia County Near US 15 and County Rt 640,
North of Zion Crossroad, Exit 136, I-64
When: Saturday, June 26, 2004 at 9:30 A.M. to Noon
Directions: Call 434.293.5173 (C'ville); Email kingston@xxxxxxxxxx
A Free Event
http://www.purplemartin.org/meetings/meetings.html
Topics to be covered include:
a.. how to establish and increase a colony of Purple Martins;
b.. advantages and disadvantages of different types of martin housing;
c.. how to protect Martins from starlings, House Sparrows, snakes, owls,
raccoons, etc.;
d.. adding the newly-developed starling-resistant entrance holes to martin
gourds and houses;
e.. how to protect martin housing from windstorms and other hazards;
f.. how to grow and process purple martin nesting gourds;
g.. life history of Purple Martins;
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