From the early reports in the deep south, the numbers of purple martins are down. Some believe the unusually cold weather in the south has hit the martins especially hard, and may have a big impact on the surviving population this season.
I am hoping this is simply an early trend, and the usual numbers of returning martins will pick up. If not, I am going to have quite a few empty gourds this year, even more then I originally expected. But moreover, this will be a huge blow to the genus family of swallows, particularly the purple martin as a species.
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