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THE 2007 MARTIN SEASON BEGINS SCOUT SIGHTED IN PORT CHARLOTTE, FL, DECEMBER 23, 2006 The 2007 Purple Martin Season begins, and, with it brings not only the excitement of another martin season, but also the return of the lovely, mellifluous sounds of our favorite bird. As the enthusiasm builds, you can follow the excitement of thousands of other Purple Martin landlords south of you as they welcome their martins back. NEW FORUM FORMAT AND SOFTWARE FOR THE ROUND TABLE CONFERENCES Don’t forget to join Executive Director, Terry Suchma, and landlords across the martin’s North American breeding range on the original, newly updated for 2007 . Purple Martin forum, The Round Table Conferences (RTC). At the Round Table, we generously share our wealth of Purple Martin information with an immense network of talented and knowledgeable landlords from different venues in North America. If you are researching Purple Martin information, products, techniques and management styles, join us on the Round Table Conferences. NOTE: EXISTING ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE MEMBERS Our change of software that manages The Round Table Conferences, and other necessary circumstances we had to take into consideration, have prompted additional Required Information to your Member Profiles. There is a Conference Link on the opening page of the new RTC that you should follow which explains this matter in greater detail. It is very important information that you should know about ahead of time. New Features added/updated at The Purple Martin Society, NA While it was the off-season for Purple Martins and their stewards, it was the “in” season for our web staff who worked tirelessly to revamp portions of our website and add several new amenities. As you've already noticed, our Home Page has a new, fresh and unencumbered look. Also, soon to come to the Home Page, will be News Nuggets of important Purple Martin news as it happens as well as other important items of interest. You’ll be able to spot these at the bottom of the page (when they’re added) where a current headline reads “Griggsville Institution Sold.” This is the article explaining the recent sale of the Nature House (a.k.a. Trio Housing, etc. to a Chicago, IL manufacturing company.) The Purple Martin Calendar of Events Also new to the Home Page is the Calendar of Purple Martin Events. If you or your martin organization has an important date and/or event to be publicized, follow the link beneath the calendar nugget on the Home Page and send it to us to be included in the Calendar of Events. The link below also achieves the same result in case you want to bookmark the page from here. The Purple Martin Travelogue Page Although not a new section, the popularity of the Travelogue continues to underscore the dramatic worldly life and travels of Purple Martins. For seasoned landlords, this special section provides not only scout reports but also on-going information updates about the birds’ migration once they commence. For the newer viewers who seek a better understanding of what the Purple Martin experience is all about, our Purple Martin Travelogue screens on the 2007 Migration Page will offer graphic and informative representations about the worldly travels of this wonderful bird from Brazil in South America, through the chain of islands in the Caribbean or Central America, the Yucatan of Mexico, across the Gulf of Mexico to your backyard in North America. New Web Pages with Data-Driven Charts for 2007 Scout Arrivals While launching the 2007 Purple Martin Season, the Purple Martin Society, NA now offers a revamped visual and interactive format on our Purple Martin Data Display Page. Already finished, newly created and extensive chart data from 2001 to-date now includes a user-friendlier, lead-in page and the addition of Charts that are data-driven. Viewers are now able to compare the last seven years (2001-2007) for all states that report Purple Martin scouts. All charts are dynamic and are constantly updated based on new sighting information as it is recorded in the database. In addition to viewing the most recent Purple Martin scout arrivals, viewers can input comments as well as select to view 2-year data record comparisons by state and year. For Scout Arrival Data, Charts, and Maps including comparisons for years 2001 to 2007, please bookmark this link. You can now post New 2007 Sightings at the above link and also from this link. As you read each and every scout report and landlords’ passionate comments, you, too, will feel the anticipation as the Purple Martins move northward heralding the new season with their unforgettable song. For anyone and everyone, sharing the passion for attracting, keeping, and perpetuating Purple Martins, our real objective is to help you in the expansion of knowledge about Purple Martins that, in turn, helps you to improve your rate of success and enjoyment for the benefit of future generations. If You Need Purple Martin Equipmet And, if you are in need of specialized Purple Martin equipment, please remember that The Purple Martin Society, NA sells Purple Martin products at very competitive prices. We have a full line of Troyer, Lone Star, and Trio products as well as informative books, traps and other martin accessories. We also sell Gilbertson Bluebird houses! Please note: One hundred percent of all profits go into public Purple Martin education, awareness, grants and conservation. No money is paid to any administrative salary at The Purple Martin Society, NA. We hope you'll visit our Sales Page of Purple Martin products. The Scout Report Online And, after launching an online issue as a successfully read and online venture last year, The Purple Martin Society will publish The Scout Report Online as a regular online document representing the voice of the Purple Martin Landlords similar to the Society’s formerly, widely respected hard copy publication, The Scout Report. If you have interesting Purple Martin information, observations, stories, poems, cartoons, PM journals, R&D information, do not hesitate to contact us with these at ScoutReportOnline@purplemartins.com Or, if you think you have Purple Martin or nature writing talents and would like to become a regular columnist for The Scout Report Online, we hope to hear from you by following the link above. Wing To Wing Program Sharing is an important part of The Purple Martin Society. And, in the spirit of sharing, we introduced a new program in 2006 at PMSNA called the Wing To Wing, a Shared Resources Program. It is an outreach program involving the PMSNA, local martin groups and organizations and all those who read our website for information. Wing to Wing implies a cooperative effort in the dissemination of Purple Martin information in a sincere effort to help all those in our interest seeking help and information in the conservation effort of Purple Martins. Wing to Wing is a program for PM organizations and clubs whereas the PMSNA aids these groups in hosting their own domain / webpage on our server. In doing so, we provide the basics, including the securing of their domain for them, for website installation and hosting for these groups. What this provides for martin affiliates is a bonfire presence and domain ownership on the web including a domain complete with a legitimate web address and email addresses for certain designated members. In return, the PMSNA only asks that they keep an active club/org discussion group on the Round Table and contribute in some way to our online news program, The Scout Report Online. We already have two major Purple Martin organizations signed to this program. We are already hosting The Purple Martin Society of Collier County and The Purple Martin Landlords of North Texas (PLMNT) So, if your group is interested in participation in this Shared Resources Program, you may write us at: info@purplemartins.com Purple Martin Information Lastly, if you are in need of Purple Martin information, the answer to a Purple Martin question or concern, please do not hesitate to contact us at: info@purplemartins.com We like to keep a personal touch with our members and friends. We look forward to you joining us soon. You can rest assured that we will go above-and-beyond to make sure that you learn as much as you can about this beautiful bird. Remember our motto! "KEEP ‘EM FLYING!" Thank you very much and have a wonderfully successful and rewarding 2007 Purple Martin season! Terry Anne Suchma Executive Director The Purple Martin Society, NA
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