No summer in the Great Lakes region either. Two well known Purple Martin enthusiasts lost 170 and 266 Purple Martin chicks between the ages of 5 and 15 days. Problem: COLD and no flying insects. They literally starved to death. If it had been 3 weeks earlier the parents would have re-nested. But now they have migrated.
ALGORE'S FAULT.
Al Gore lied and baby birds died.