We will update the scout date report pages as those reports come into our office via phone, fax, email, or postal mail, Monday thru Wednesday during regular business hours. During busy times the posting of reported dates may be delayed until the following business day. We do not receive scout dates for each state, each and every day. If the date is not the current day, it can be asssumed that no new information came in on that day. From that point on, only the text portion of the scout date will be recorded on these pages.
Starlings have long yellow beaks and a vocalization that is an annoying squeal.
Barn Swallows have orange bellies and long forked tails. Also, northward migrating martins travel alone, or in very small, loose, groups of 2 or 3 individuals. If you are seeing flocks of dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of birds, they aren't Purple Martins. Martins don't even think about nest building until about 4 weeks after the earliest ones return.