While enjoying the summer breeze and relaxing by the sea at BTL Park on Wednesday evening (July 23), I observed a great cloud of Gray-breasted Martins overhead. According to Birds of Belize, in July and August, large flocks of migrating martins of both species (Purple and Gray-breasted) gather in certain areas along the coast. The Purple Martin, appearing in late June, is Belize’s earliest autumn migrant and is seen most frequently on the cayes.
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