Wow, Wisconsin!!

[BillieJR]

I see 15 purple martin landords reported their martins returned on yesterday, alone! And my friend, who does not report on here, told me lastnight that he, too, had 5 come in yesterday to his place so that makes 16 that I know of! I'm just in awe - 16 landlords - on one day!!! I still haven't seen any and the weather is still not good here for them. I hope everyone is successful in keeping them alive. I know Ed will be taking good care of his.

[asop]

Really bad weather here in Delavan, Wi. Intend to put up house mid week if it stops snowing!!??

[BillieJR]

Bad hère, too. I've been waiting for 3 weeks for the weather to improve to get our new rack up. Surely, it will soon. Right?

[bird fan]

Just been totally crazy with the weather I have 2 adult males in a winter storm along with all the other Wisconsinites I'm only able to feed by tossing crickets and eggs, problem is 50 mph winds don't help, visibility with snow fall is maybe 200 yards everything is frozen, houses will not go up or down I lucked out I have my house sitting around 10 feet off the ground I use an 8 foot ladder to clear out the entrances, birds look ok we are now told this will last through Monday.

[asop]

Hey folks-It ain"t getting any better out there! Snow/sleet and cold. Really has to be effecting the Martins

[C.C.Martins]

Boy the drive to get home is so strong. The weather is terrible for a long way yet they fly through it all. hats off to all the LLs who flip crickets in the cold/snow and sleet to keep the birds alive till it breaks. Best wishes and prayers with those Northern LLs.

[BillieJR]

asop - I think it's going to get better starting today - at least that''s what the weather forecasters are telling us- and they better be right!

[asop]

OK-This is the first day I've seen the usual influx of birds flying around like they should be! Still haven't spotted a Martin

[BillieJR]

I hear ya, asop! Seems like we were never going to get the birds back this spring! Hopefully you'll see a or some Martins in the next few days. I often wonder if maybe they're around here and I'm just not looking at the right time to see them but who knows. I'm just so glad I finally saw them yesterday. They didn't stay but hey - I saw them. That's progress, right?

[asop]

Hate to be repetitive but you can't even see across the lake (1 mi.) it's snowing so hard

[brent]

Hi everyone. I can’t begin to imagine what it’s like. We had a horrible artic vortex last year that lasted almost a week and lost many birds. I hope and pray it all gets better for you. I tried but couldn’t get the birds to take the food I flipped to them. I hope the weather improves for you and our precious martins. Brent in SE Louisiana

[sldnk1]

first sign of life here in western Wisconsin with a sighting of tree swallows flying around but as of today no Martin's yet. Cold temps, snow, rain, thunderstorms tomorrow, and a heavy dose of wind! be lucky to see a PM this year!

[Dave Reynolds]

... With the change in your weather, the flood gates will be open.. It always amaze me how they know how to get home. Good Luck..

Dave