We're excited too!

Hello Garfield Elementary -

The staff at Rhodia Inc. here in Chicago Heights is really starting to get engaged in this project as well! Brenda Doucette-Carter went out last night and got 30 birdhouses and plenty of paint. Lori Hodges began to look into birdhouses for Purple Martins, Butterflies and Bats. She found out that Purple Martins come to Chicago Heights between June and July. They lay 2-7 eggs at a rate of 1 egg per day, and incubate the eggs for 15 days before the young hatch. The parents then feed the hatchlings for 26-32 days. At some point before it gets cold, the Purple Martins fly over 5000 miles to spend the winter in Brazil. Here's a website that is dedicated to the conservation of these beautiful birds, and it includes tracking their migration patterns. http://purplemartin.org/