Average First Sightings of Purple Martin Scouts

State	City	Date
AL	Atmore	4-Feb
AR	Malvern	23-Feb
BC	Stettler	23-Apr
FL	Clewiston	21-Feb
FL	Port Charlotte	2-Feb
GA	Kathleen	15-Feb
IA	Elkhart	1-Apr
IL	Griggsville	23-Mar
IL	Lemont	8-Apr
IN	Bristol	8-Apr
KS	Junction City	18-Mar
KY	Louisville	21-Mar
LA	LaFayette	31-Jan
LA	Shreveport	12-Feb
LA	Springfield	3-Feb
MB	Stonewall	23-Apr
MD	Huntington	27-Mar
MI	Harrisville	18-Apr
MI	Lapeer	12-Apr
MN	Alexandria	18-Apr
MN	Amboy	10-Apr
MO	Joplin	17-Mar
MS	Edwards	7-Feb
NC	Silver City	20-Feb
ND	Bismark	15-Apr
NE	Grand Island	30-Mar
NJ	Freehold	16-Apr
NS	Grand Bay	27-Apr
NY	Elizabeth	11-Apr
NY	Tonawanda	27-Apr
OH	Hamilton	24-Mar
OH	Port Clinton	5-Apr
OK	Edmond	1-Mar
ON	Picton	7-Apr
QE	Montreal	17-Apr
SC	Charleston	18-Feb
SD	Winner	6-Apr
TN	Finger	21-Feb
TN	Knoxville	7-Mar
TX	Cuero	26-Jan
TX	Dallas	7-Feb
TX	McAllen	26-Jan
VA	Hampton	19-Mar
WI	Omro	5-Apr

This chart was adapted with permission from the The Nature Society News. The Society has been recording purple martin scout sightings for many years and maintains averages which it frequently publishes in the News.