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Purple Martins
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: Purple Martins
- From: MJWESTPHAL@unca.edu
- Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 13:16:32 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: University of North Carolina at Asheville
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
The Purple Martins have returned to the Asheville wastewater treatment plant
(MSD). There was also an Osprey flying over the plant today. MSD has set up
gourds in four places at the plant and has over 100 Purple Martins nesting
there. They use martins rather than bug spray to control the insects. Rather
progressive I'd say. Is this commonly done at other wastewater treatment
plants in NC/SC? Marilyn Westphal/Hendersonville email: mjwestphal@unca.edu