There were hundreds on Friday night after dozens on my previous post about
Wednesday. Glad you counted yesterday. I had a migraine.
Jan
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Subject: Fwd: 3,000 plus Purple Martins roosted in the pear trees at 17th St.
Farmer's Market area
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From: whitea60@xxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Jun 25, 2012 8:37:20 AM
Subject: 3,000 plus Purple Martins roosted in the pear trees at 17th St.
Farmer's Market area
To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Even when we are still in the nesting time for the Purple Martins, those that
have fledged are following some of their parents to gigantic roosting sites.
From these large roosting sites ,the migration to South will begin when the
temperatures and natural changes begin to take place in a North America( USA)
Some of them are roosting in the Bradford Pear trees on 17th Street near the
Farmer's Market in Richmond, VA
each day. On Sunday June 24, over 3,000 purple martins descended to these trees
between 8:10 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
To see this spectacular air display and diving show, come to this location by
8:00 p.m.
whitea60@xxxxxxxxxxx
Adolph White
