Purple Martin Forum

Tree Swallow pair still here and sitting on top of my pole. I removed my 4 gourds 2 weeks ago. I got a shepherd hook with a gourd 35’ away. They completely ignored it.
I have no idea on what to do next. This is year 4 for me and year one was good. Is there a market to sell my pole & gourds?

Is this a tree swallow?

is this a tree sallows
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Thank you very much!! I will get this fixed tomorrow with the TS. Thanks for the definitions.

Thanks, was does BB HOUSING MEAN?Blue Bird, I have one for blue birds. 5 blue birds last year.
What does IMO Mean?
My gourds are down, this is week 2.
TS pair are still there.
So please exactly what do I need to have alternative housing for the TS?
No sightings of purple martins.

I am seeing 1 or 2 this week. The TS really went after them. That is when panic set in. Thank you!

I am in year 4. Year one, one pair with 3 fledges. Second & third year i mistakenly tree swallows for Purple Martins. Someone from this forum told me they were not purple martinis from my pictures. So, this year i have tree swallows that are very aggressive and fighting away any prospects. I jus...

Ok, year 3 was a failure along with year 2.year one was was 3 eggs 3 fledged. I need some advice on blue birds and how many houses. I had one this year with no fighting.Tree sallows were my downfall this year. I mistakenly took them for PM. I had 5 eggs and did a nest check last night and they were ...

Thank you for your response from Morehead. Lot of kids in this area attend Morehead University, great school. I do have one bluebird house, I will get a couple more off the Amish here in Gallia. Killing sparrows is one thing, but I was not prepared for the TS and blue birds. The one blue bird does s...

June 9 - 2 eggs. June 13- 3 more eggs. All in one gourd. Completing weekly nest checks, kill a sparrow every now & them. I catch them with the trap. Today a tremendous amount of activity. 5-6 birds flying around. Singing and always seems to be one male fighting. With this SE Ohio heat I don’t wa...

June 9 - 2 eggs. June 13- 3 more eggs. All in one gourd. Completing weekly nest checks, kill a sparrow every now & them. I catch them with the trap. Today a tremendous amount of activity. 5-6 birds flying around. Singing and always seems to be one male fighting. With this SE Ohio heat I don’t wa...

I guess my year is done before it started. This is year #2. Issues: I completed weekly nest checks just like last year. I did kill sparrows, similar to last year when I Had one successful pair. This year the PMs were fighting for 3 weeks I had no idea what to do. I had barn swallows and did not kill...

Do Purple Martins swoop yo the ground? Is this a PM? Second year fir me, I am getting confused?!!

Two white eggs, no green leaf? Please see pictures. Is this normal?

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