More Martin Monitoring

Nature unfolds before our eyes. Students sketch and write down their observations during Monday's class.

We have martin hatchlings! We found 24 and none of them were sparrows. Last week we found three sparrow nests and relocated them. Two had been rebuilt and we removed them. No eggs or hatchlings present.

Due to our extreme drought, there is no mud available to provide the martins with building material. So they are making do with a loose collection of leaves. Our egg count of 39 could be off a bit.

Most nests contained six eggs. None had more, a few had four.

We'll be back next Monday to see how the colony is faring.

We are hoping to see a fledgling or two.