Sundown spectacle: Thousands of purple martins fill Wichita’s skies during their annual migration

Just before sunset in a hotel parking lot in west Wichita, Bob and Nancy Livingston are prepping for what looks like a mini tailgate party. Bob Livingston hops up onto the gate of his pickup, and Nancy sets out a lawn chair.

Then they look toward the sky, and wait.

“We come every year,” Nancy Livingston said. “It’s just amazing seeing all these birds, and we are purple martin landlords.”…

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