Purple Martin Monitoring
AAS monitors 40 nest gourds, 24 at Lake Elberta Park and 16 at Lake Henrietta Park. Check this page every Thursday for updates about the status of the eggs and Purple Martin young.
As of May 13, we’ve found 197 eggs in 38 of 40 gourds. 111 young have hatched.
The first eggs hatched on Earth Day, April 22 and three of them had fledged by May 13.
May 13, 2026
Lake Elberta Park: 18 Active Nests (of 24)
Total Eggs: 111 in 22 nests
Young Hatched: 63 in 15 nests
Lake Henrietta Park: 14 active nests (of 16)
Total Eggs: 82 in 16 nests
Young Hatched: 48 in 11 nests
Lake Elberta Park, Gourd 2, May 13, 2026: The three remaining young in this photo are ready to fledge.
Lake Elberta Park, Gourd 2, May 6, 2026. The six young are 15 days old, and the first to hatch in 2026,
Lake Elberta Park, Gourd 2, April 22, 2026. The first hatchlings of of the 2026 nesting season—Earth Day!
