Today I performed my third nest check of the 2015 season and had a little helper recording what I saw- my 7-year old granddaughter. As I checked each of my 32 gourds I would call out what I was seeing and she would write it down. We found a total of 31 eggs between the two gourd racks.
This is the first time she actually participated instead of just watching. I was so proud!
She was hoping that I would find some nestlings, but it's still too early. She still remembers the time
I allowed her to hold her first purple martin. She was so excited to hold a tiny, living bird in her hand- and so was I. She was very excited to participate and can't wait to do it again. I hope my enthusiasm for the this bird encourages her in the future to have her own purple martin colony and use what I've taught her to maintain it and help this wonderful bird continue to exist.
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