Purple Martin Nests Collected at EBF

Purple Martin Nests Collected 
As part of a nation-wide study documenting Purple Martin nest parasites, EBF recently collected nesting material in three nests, shortly after the last martins of the season fledged. The nests were placed in paper bags, then zip lock bags, then frozen. They will be examined later this fall to determine parasite diversity. It was a nasty job, but Claudia Lipski jumped right in! All the other Purple Martin nests have now been cleaned out for the season. Shaye Hill gives a recap here