There is a dead tree near the south western edge of Col. Sam Smith Park that is a haven for Purple Martins, especially juveniles, in late summer.

The Purple Martin makes a very loud whistle call with a curious resonant quality, as if given in a great hall or between tall buildings.
Purple Martin Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology







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NATURE POETRY
Here shall my heart find its haven of calm,
By rush-fringed rivers and rain-fed streams
That glimmer thro’ meadows of lily and palm. – Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949)
Miles Hearn