Purple Martins at St. Marks^ Florida 71) 



February 29. Oue male at my boxes 7:00 a. m. and 

 four birds flying about at sunset. 



March 2. A male and a female at my boxes this 

 morning. 



March 16. Tumult at my boxes until after dark sim- 

 ilar to the occurrence of March 30, 1915. On this occasion 

 30 birds were present, but as I now have two houses and 

 more room there should have been less occasion for petty 

 jealousies. There seemed to be three black sheep this time 

 and the moon shone brightly before all was quiet in the 

 fold. 



April 9. From eight to ten birds have been located 

 at my boxes for several days, but at sunup today I counted 

 24 birds there. Cold and windy. At 2:00 p. m. about 40 

 birds at my boxes and on roof of my dwelling. 



April 15. Noticed first signs of nest building. Birds 

 flj'ing to the ground and twigs being broken from dead 

 pine limb. 



May 18. Young birds in oue of my boxes and a pair 

 of birds building in the other box. 



June 11. Young of one or two broods in my boxes 

 flew today. 



June 29. Young birds are accompanying the adults 

 off from the boxes for the day, returning towards sunset. 



July 29. Four birds about m}- boxes at 0:30 a. m. 

 All birds had been absent from the village for about two 

 weeks. 



September 12. Five or six birds seen near the fish- 

 houses. 



October 2. A lone bird flying at the river. 



1917 



February 3. A single male martin came flying slowly 

 from the south as I walked down the railroad at 8 :00 a. m. 

 Thermo 18°. A strong northwest wind and all ditch water 

 frozen over. 



February 17. A male flj'ing near my house just before 



