Purple Martin Forum

I KINDA GETTING WORRIED ABOUT OUR FLOCK. THEY HAVEN'T SHOWN UP AS YET. WE LIVE IN ST.HELENA PARISH IN LOUISIANA. THE SCOUTS HAD ARRIVED LONG BEFORE THIS LAST YEAR, IN JANUARY. IT'S ALMOST THE END OF FEBRUARY. I WONDER WHAT HAS HAPPEND TO OUR FLOCK? ANIY ANSWERES WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED. THANKS

I now have a Male Adult and a Female Adult purple martin. They came in on Fe.8,2019.It was freezing cold and 30° here in St.Helena Parish in Louisiana.. I took photos of them and will post. The photos is not good because it was freezing when I was trying to take it and the camera was cold also. I t...

Wow - those 2 pictures are a dream come true for many of us wanna- be landlords. Even when I had PMs, I never had THAT many! Talk about being green with envy! It's what we all strive for and many of us never know success - but we don't give up. :) Congratulations and good luck with another successf...

Holy cow! :shock: That is one big bunch of Martins in your two downloaded pictures! How many did you have? Unbelievable for a first year. A couple years ago we drove thru Louisiana and all the way to the coast at Vermillion Bay. Saw Martins and Martin houses everywhere! Took me four seasons to get ...

Congratulations! You’ll have a lot of fun this summer! :) I AM LOOKING SO FORWARD TO ALL OF MY BABIES RETURNING. LAST YEAR WAS MY FIRST TIME (OUR FIRST TIME) PUTTING ONE UP. WE ARE 72 AND 74 YEARS OLD. WE HAD SO MANY OF THEM, NO ONE BELIEVED WE COULD HAVE THAT MANY FOR A FIRST TIME :lol: . I POSTED...

GOOD MORNING FROM AMITE LA. WE HAD THE FIRST ARRIVAL IN JAN ON THE 15 th. 1 LONELY BIRD,MALE,ADULT,WAITED A WEEK FOR HIS LADY TO ARRIVE AND I BET HE WAS ONE LONELY YOUNG MAN. NOW AS OF MARCH 20,WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 12 BIRDS,MALES AND FEMALES. NOT SURE YET IF WE WILL HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT AS OUR LAST YE...

Amazing :). They are wonderful birds. You sure got a nice amount for first time landlords. Most wait years to get a colony started. A couple tips.... Only put up as much housing as you think you can take care of. Otherwise you may get overwhelmed. Save eggs shells. Rinse them well. Place on a bakin...

I JUST GOT ONLINE FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR AND YOUR POST WAS THE FIRST I READ. THOSE ARE THE MOST AWESOME AND EXCITING PICTURES I HAVE EVER SEEN! TO GET THAT MANY PM'S THE FIRST YEAR IS JUST AMAZING. I WISH YOU ALL THE PM LUCK IN THE WORLD. KEEP YOUR EYES ON THIS FORUM FOR THE MOST REMARKABLE P...

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE COMMENTS ON OUR FIRST EVER PURPLE MARTIN HOUSE. I KINDA HAD THE SAME THOUGHT AS OTHERS ON HERE ABOUT MAYBE WE STOLE SOME AWAY FROM THEIR FORMER HOUSE. BUT IF WE DID I SAY THE MORE THE MERRIER, AND WELCOME TO ALL NEW PURPLE MARTINS IN OUR AREA. OUR PURPLE MARTIN HOUSE IS FAR AWA...

HI EVERYONE, I HAVE VISION PROBLEMS THEREFORE CAPS. MY HUSBAND AND I PUT UP OUR FIRST PURPLE MARTIN HOUSE LAST YEAR IN APRIL ON THE 10 DAY OF 2017. WE WERE AMAZED AT THE AMOUNT OF PURPLE MARTINS WE GOT AS I AM SURE YOU WILL BE ALSO WHEN YOU SEE OUR PICTURES. WE LIVE IN ST.HELENA PARISH IN LOUISIANA...