These infant squirrels were found in one of the Purple Martin nest compartments at today's banding session. It was the first time in history that squirrels have been found in this set of houses. Unfortunately, it appears the mother squirrel ate many of the Purple Martin eggs and nestlings because as we were checking all the compartments leading up to the squirrel we found compartment after compartment with nesting material but no eggs or nestlings. In total, 40 nestlings were banded in the smaller house with 48 compartments (and no squirrel) and fewer than 20 in the larger house with 64 compartments (and this one squirrel). Overall it is the poorest year for Purple Martins at this colony with fewer than 70 nestlings banded today where normally there would be twice that.