“Come get a raffle ticket for a free Purple Martin birdhouse! Jimmy Fitzgerald has assembled information about raising Purple Martins and has some wonderful prizes that he will raffle off!!
Many other conservation organizations will be present to answer your questions from the Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries, VSO, Audubon, Sierra Club, MAPS, and Coastal Virginia Bird Observatory to the Master Naturalists, Yardbirds and Carl Zeiss Optics!
Purple Pals will have something for every child to do while DeLuca Gelato will have purple gelato for your favorite spouse! This family event is sponsored by the City of Richmond, and the Shockoe Bottom Neighborhood Association.
Bring your lawn chair and watch as thousands of Purple Martins descend into the 20 Pear Trees on 17th Street. We expect over 10,000 birds on August 6th so don’t be late! Come see us, buy a raffle ticket or a T-shirt and see one of the coolest sights you’ll ever see!”
