[Birdtalk] RFI - purple martins in Utah

[CALVIN ROBBINS]

I am not sure that it is every year but several times I have seen purple martins at Toneys grove Lake and on the road up to the lake.  The one seen in the canyon were about 2/3 of the way up the canyon and were in small groups but one year I saw a flock of about fifty.  The sightings at the lake have been individuals and small groups flying over the south end of the lake during the summer months.  They are not over the lake continually and some time I have had to weight a couple of hours be for they showed up.  Toneys Grove Turnoff is several miles up Logan Canyon.  There is a large sign at the turn off indicating that the lake is 7 miles up the road.   Cal Robbins
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kathy Paulin<mailto:cynwren at easilink.com> 
  To: birdtalk at utahbirds.org<mailto:birdtalk at utahbirds.org> 
  Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 2:20 PM
  Subject: [Birdtalk] RFI - purple martins in Utah


  I'm looking for purple martin locations in Utah to assist with an ongoing research project.  A team from Colorado is collecting genetic samples (non-lethal - the birds are netted and released) from the interior west to compare to an isolated population on the Pacific Coast.  This is in connection with some work done by Bruce Cousens out of British Columbia.  They got samples from Colorado birds last summer, and would like to locate one or more colonies in Utah to sample this coming summer.  Eastern Utah would be handiest (less driving time) but I'm sure they'd be interested in any locations we could provide.  

   

  If anyone has info they'd be willing to share, please let me know.  Or, if you get curious and go looking for martins this spring, I'm told stands of large diameter aspen near meadows with water (like a stock pond) are good habitat.

   

  thanks!

  Kathy

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