Purple Martin
June 30, 9 am-2:30 pm
Lakeview Park
The Lorain County Metro Parks and Black River Audubon Society invite you
to join them for a day-long event to celebrate Purple Martins at Lakeview
Park in Lorain on Saturday, June 30 from 9 am until 2:30 pm.
Guest speakers from The Purple Martin Conservation Association and the
local Ohio Amish community will share their knowledge, experience, and
expertise on how to establish successful purple martin colonies.
There will also be bird house vendors, gourds, and other nesting
structures to help get you started on your own purple martin colony!! Plus, all of
the basics needed to attract birds to your backyard bird nesting habitat
will be available.
Speaker Schedule for the Purple Martin Symposium
10am - Keynote Speaker: John Tautin, Executive Director of the Purple
Martin Conservation Association presents "Building Community for the
conservation of Purple Martins"
11am - Workshop: Andy Troyer, Amish martin landlord presents "Being a
Landlord for Purple Martins"
1pm - John Ryan, local bird enthusiast presents "So you 'Wanna Be' a
Purple Martins Landlord"
Vendors include: Purple Martin Association, Don Mould's, Bob Holland,
Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Andy Troyer and more!
Be sure to check out our own Purple Martin colony located on the East
beach at Lakeview Park! Our colony has been very successful rearing and
fledging offspring!
For more information about purple martins, volunteer opportunities,
membership and programs visit www.blackriveraudubon.org or www.metroparks.cc
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