Purple Martin Forum

Another update here, the martin pair came back and spent 2 full days in the yard and around the bird house this time. I actually saw the female going in and out of two of the holes, one on the south and one of the west ones. Now they are gone again, this will be the third day they haven't shown up. ...

Just posting an update. I have been trying to eliminate House Sparrows in the yard, I have disposed of about 13 but still a ways to go. The Martins gave up on the bird house (never saw them enter, just the male sticking his head in) and I no longer see them around it. They still come back every so o...

It's been two days now that I have not seen them so I think they have moved on. These are the "M" shaped Starling eliminator openings for sale on this site. I placed them as bought right against the bottom of the bird house floor. The landing area and the floor are at the same level. Shoul...

We had a pair of adult Martins and a juvenile male show up for the first time mid summer last year. A local nesting Kingbird drove them away. Now there is an adult pair hanging around the house again. They are there in the mornings, sit on the house, they have chosen a south facing compartment and d...

Thanks for the replies. It seems the Martin has moved on for now as have the Starlings but I know the Starlings will be back. The Starlings are also one of the first back from migration in the spring so that will be a good time to eliminate them. I will modify the openings for next year also. The Ba...

Thanks for the replies! Coolwhips, I have never noticed the Kingbird sitting on the birdhouse before. He usually hangs out on the other side of the yard. There was a brief but noisy scrap between the Starlings and the Martins in the south side of the yard but the Starlings didn't seem to have their ...

I am excited to have found this site! A little background: as a child one of my favorite things was to go to my Grandpa's house and sit under the Purple Martin house, watch and listen to them for sometimes hours. Now and then Grampa would come by and imitate their calls. They would sit on the clothe...