Posted 4/13/2024 19:54 (#10705703 - in reply to #10705660) Subject: RE: Purple martins
Those may have been scout birds. Usually I see a pair or two a couple weeks before the big bunch shows up.
They like wide open spaces and a body of water but the water isn’t required by any means. Dogs, children, animals, etc don’t bother them. In fact, I have read they like more activity rather than less.