The Purple Martin team checked the Protection Island nest boxes on August 13.
Great News! No apparent fire or smoke impairment was detected in the PUMA boxes.
Of the 7 nest boxes, 5 boxes had 3 live chicks each. Also, there were 4 recently fledged chicks perched on a box.
The nest boxes will probably be empty by next week as the remaining chicks are all within a day or two of fledging.
An adult male PUMA perches with three fledglings, and a chick peeks out the doorway. Photo: Dow Lambert
An endoscope photo taken inside box 1B of 3 chicks about 22 to 23 days old. Photo: Dow Lambert