Jeff White writes: "For about four days the Purple Martins gather in the marshes at Mauricetown before migration. I went there expecting to see a couple thousand birds. What I saw was truly amazing... you can get the idea of what nature has to offer and it's all free."

August 14 & 15 is the Purple Martin Festival in Mauricetown, along the Maurice River. You can read more about it at this link and on the SCNC News Blog.