In early May or so (before the new Martin houses were put up), I think I
heard Purple Martins two consecutive weekends at the Tokeland Marina, but I
never got visual confirmation of any, among all the Barn Swallows and Cliff
Swallows. Since the two new houses have gone up, I have checked them out
almost every weekend (but just for a few minutes at a time), but haven't seen
any Martins or any other birds using them.

Ruth, are you saying that Gary saw Martins there this past weekend?

Which reminds me -- I have three genuine Kevin Li Martin Gourds gathering
dust in my shed, if anyone wants them. I got them from Kevin for some
friends who live at Picnic Point, but they never put them up, and ended up
giving them back to me. They're in good shape.

Cheers,

Andrea Grad
Shoreline/Tokeland
agrad at helsell.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Ruth Sullivan [mailto:godwit513 at msn.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 7:45 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Purple Martin in TOKELAND!!!!!!!!!

Hello Tweeters,
Today I went from Bottle Beach to Tokeland.It was in late July 2007 where
Patrick and I was hanging up 2 Martin Houses up in Tokeland at the Main
Marina.Non of the Martin's bred that year ,it was to late in the season..
In 208 last year one of the houses was occupied,many birder reported
them,and there was the 2 Martin houses going,so I never who took them and
what happen with the Martin,what bred in one of the houses.After I reported
this to the Willapa
Bay Authority,there was willing to hang 2 new houses up for me.I went to
Tokeland twice since than,and saw no sign of anything.Gary Federicks who
lives in Whashougal who I run in to at Bottle Beach,seeing the male and the
female taken turns to feeding the young.We also saw the Male Martin dropping
some of the feces and dropping it in to the water.Hopeful that no one bother
the nest boxes this year.I wish that any birder is going to Tokeland looking
at this houses and would report what there observing on to tweeters,it is
unusual that Martin breeding on the Ocean

Cheers Ruth Sullivan

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