Purple Martin Forum

We’ve been flipping crickets and scrambled eggs now for a week and a half in central Wisconsin. This was our first year trying it. Birds were hungry and dropping wings. Had two males at first and it took an hour or so of flipping crickets. I’d flip them right at them and they’d get a good look and t...

We were successful our first time trying to flip crickets last week. We got two male scouts last week here in Wisconsin and it’s been in the 30’s and 40’s everyday. We flipped crickets for About an hour and one went for it. After that they both were catching every cricket and then they took the scra...

IMG_0257 (1).PNG Hi Brent, I tried to attach the picture of the one I had made by someone here in Wisconsin. You can search for posts for more info on this forum for the GHOST house. It has long porches where wire can be attached so no predator can get close to entrance hole and has 90 degree entra...

Solar blinking red lights haven’t stopped owls at our colony. Looks like we might try the radio idea. Also putting up new GHOST house this spring, hopefully this house style helps with owl problem.

Thanks for the info!

Hello! I’m New to the forum. My dad and I have taken over my grandpas Martin colony in central Wisconsin. We have two homemade wood houses and a homemade guard rack that have super gourds. All compartments are round holes with the exception of two THG With Conley ll we put up last week under one of ...

Hi Gary, my family near waupaca have hosted martins for several years. What type housing/entrance holes are you using. Have you seen martins this year yet? Today we had about half a dozen hanging out.