Kim et al: Just to let you know how warm this winter has been virtually everywhere in the Temperate Zone, here in SW Florida, Purple Martin scouts have already returned in certain areas some 2-3 weeks ahead of schedule! The first verified PUMA report in the state is from the Sarasota area on January 5th! So be patient Ohio birders, they're on their way. . . . Cheers, Vincent Lucas Naples, FL [log in to unmask] http://www.flickr.com/photos/leppyone/ http://www.caloosabirdclub.org Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:53:38 -0500 From: [log in to unmask] Subject: Purple Martins Hello Everyone, On Saturday, January 20th, the Black Swamp Bird Observatory (BSBO) will be hosting a program on establishing and maintaining Purple Martin colonies. This program will be presented by Morris Yoder, President of the American Bird Conservation Association (ABCA). The ABCA is an Ohio based organization dedicated to conservation and education, with a focus on secondary cavity nesters. Morris is also a successful auctioneer, and this vocal talent makes him a really enjoyable public speaker. His talks are very informative, backed by years of experience, and extremely entertaining to boot! This program is part of the BSBO Lunch Lecture Series, so in addition to this great presentation, we'll feed you a nice lunch too. We begin each program with lunch at 12:30 and the presentations are from 1:00-2:00 PM. Cost is a $7.00 donation per BSBO member and a $10.00 donation per nonmember. Please call the BSBO Nature Center at (419) 898-4070 to reserve a seat. For directions to the BSBO Nature Center and to check out all the other great stuff BSBO is up to, visit our fantastic new website at: www.bsbobird.org Thanks and good birding, Kim Kaufman Education Director Black Swamp Bird Observatory ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]