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Raleigh Purple Martin roost



The previously reported Purple Martin roost in west Raleigh was well
attended by birders this evening who enjoyed the spectacle of hundreds
(thousands?) of Purple Martins and starlings settling in for the night.  I
think there were more folks in the parking lot with binoculars than shopping
carts!   The roost is in the Plaza West S/C at the intersection of Buck
Jones Rd, Jones Franklin Rd, Western Blvd, and Hillsborough St. about two
miles west of the NC Fairgrounds.  Plaza West is the shopping center with
the Harris Teeter, Big Ape Gym, and Rack 'Em Up West.  The birds are using 8
Bradford pear trees roughly in front of the Rack 'Em Up West pool hall.  If
you go you probably want to park somewhere other than under these trees :-)

Best,
Steve Shultz
Apex, NC