Purple Martin Nest Box Installation and Monitoring

environment · May 2, 2021 · Community dock and West Denman ferry landing, Denman Island

Volunteers on Denman Island continue efforts to support the Western Purple Martin population by installing and monitoring nest boxes. On May 2, 2021, a nest box mounting party installed three new cedar nest boxes. The population has grown from 10 pairs in 1980 to about 1200 pairs in BC, with 22 nest boxes on Denman Island.

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Sources

• “Last week Dennis Forsyth and I built three boxes out of 1 inch cedar boards... We had a martin nest box mounting party on Sunday, May 2nd.” — The Islands Grapevine – May 6th, 2021 (May 6th, 2021)

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