[Tweeters] Marymoor Park Purple Martins

[stan Kostka lynn Schmidt]

Hello Michael, Thanks for the observations.  
 
If by “finished” you are suggesting fledged,  I would be skeptical. Although possible maybe,  this would be very early.   It has been my experience that the early martin young here reach banding age (10 to 14 days) around mid July, and so would not fledge until the end of July at the very earliest. If the gourds remain inactive,  I would expect nesting failure, if they did in fact lay eggs. Perceived inactivity at a martin nesting cavity this time of year very easily could be incubation. The earliest I have ever observed eggs here in the North Sound has been first week of June. 

The snag nesters on the slough are  noteworthy, and good news.  Will be interesting to see if nesting there can be confirmed, by food carrying, fecal sac removal,  or the presence of young at the cavity entrance.  If so,  it would be one of very very few snag nesters this  far north.  

Thanks again for posting the observations.   

Stan Kostka 
lynnandstan at earthlink.net <http://earthlink.net/> 
Arlington  


Date: 6/29 4:07 PM
From: birdmarymoor <birdmarymoor...>
Subject: [Tweeters] Marymoor Park (Redmond, King Co.) 2023-06-29

Purple Martin - Appear to have finished at the gourds at the Lake Platform, but appear to be still using nests in snags on the west side of the slough
   
= Michael