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On Aug
4, 2007, this year our group, The Purple Martin Landlords Of
North Texas or ( The PMLNT
http://purplemartins.com/NorthTexasMartins/index.html)
as we are called, went to Lewisville, Tx for the pre-migratory
roost event.
We go
every year and have seen more & more Martins come to congregate
in the trees each year. We estimated there to be around 50,000
martins this year. Our Founder and President, Gisela Fregoe
spearheads the gathering every year and we really look forward
to this special event. In the video I made are a few of our
members, like Gisela and Tim Hammonds that I zoomed in on and
got a picture of our Organizations Logo, and others too
numberous to mention. There are 125 members in our group here
in Grand Prairie, Texas. I have included a map and directions
in case anyone who hasn't been to the Lewisville roost can come
next year. We always meet up at the Golden Corral to eat and
share fellowship before we move to the roost location to see
this spectacular event. The reason I made the video is I want
to share with everyone these Beautiful Birds and their Beautiful
Song and the Fact that they are only here in the US for just a
little while. Then they are gone again and sorely missed by all
of us.
My
Name is Kenny Crawford and I live in Grand Prairie, Texas just
off of I-20 And Carrier Pkwy. I spent 31 years as a Local truck
driver for Roadway Express, Inc. then retired in 1998. I
started being a Martin Landlord in 1979 in Shreveport, La. My
Company transferred me from Shreveport, La. to Dallas in 1993
where I again started trying to attract Martins. This last year
I had 23 pair, 50 total martins, 130 eggs, 129 hatched, 126
fledged , which is great considering I was completely wiped out
a few years back and had to start over again.
With
help from Sandy's entrances and knowledge, I changed from round
hole entrances to all sreh's and haven't had anymore problems
since. If anyone needs to contact me my email address is
klcretired@tx.rr.com. I can usually
be found on either the PMCCA's forum,
www.pmcca.org or
The Round Tables Site. I always try
and help folks just like I have been helped through the years,
especially when I comes to the Precious Martins. I hope you
enjoy the video's & pictures.
Sincerely, your Martin Friend,
Kenny
Crawford 972-642-2025
4362
Cantrell st.
Grand
Prairie, Tx 75052
All
videos and pictures belong to Kenny Crawford. Thank you, Kenny,
for the write-up and the use of your videos and photos so that
others can share the Lewisville, TX Roost experience.
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