Purple Martin Forum

Thanks for all the advise! I just bought 2 really black(or dark purple) ones! I'm going to paint the belly and try them next year! If it looks like failure in any way,,,I can always take them down! When it comes to predators that little bit of a distraction could mean life or death,,,every second co...

I'm thinking of adding 2 decoys to my house next year. I've never used them before. Any advise would be appreciated!

I get home from work and 3 more! I'm still flinging mealworms and eggs, but,,,they fly to far to catch on yet! Doggone rain! I don't do it to long, don't want them out in the cold and wet and then go in the house and freeze at night! Trying to help them keep as much energy as possible! Maybe tomorro...

We're having the same problem in South Dakota! COLD,and WET,and WWIINNDDYY! I have been trying to fling mealworms to them but to no avail! They keep flying to far away from me to catch on! I think I'm just going to try to put some in each compartment. Don't know what else to do! This is their 4th da...

I am looking to buy another new house. Right now I have a Plain Jane 12 room aluminum,,flat roof,homemade perch on top (an old arrow,he's a bow hunter what can I say!) but, it does work,they do perch on it! haha! But, my question is this,,,I have seen a lot of you hard core landlords,,,(I'm just a w...

Hello Baglady, My name is Bob Buskas from Alberta please take a look at my website, I think I can help you get your colony going. http:www.wtc.ab.ca/northernskys/ Please call me if you need anything. You would love the North Star house, and so will your Martins. I just visited your site and I sent ...

Our condo house also raises and lowers on a 16 Ft pole and a winch. We can get the heavy house up and down in 5 minutes. April That's exactly what I want,,,,quick access! I love your picture,,that's the house I've seen. I'm going to make it better ,,, take a negative and make it positive ,,,dawn so...

Have you included supplemental feeding? We have had horrendous weather, snow storm just a week ago now plus 20C poor martins. I did get some frozen crickets and put them in the cavities and they did eat. I think that saved our only 2 pair and now we have one more pair a ASY-F and a SY-M joined up s...

Martins really risk all to breed just as far north as they possibly can, and I guess some years mother nature really knocks them down. Hang in there, and keep offering housing. John M Hangin' in there, concentrating on my Gold finches,Gross beaks, Cardinals,Orioles,Wrens,Flickers,Woodpeckers and of...

Anyone else have trouble in Canton, S.D.? Them poor birds went through H---! The weather was so nasty, 50-60mph winds, raining day in, day out, 30* for the lows! We had 2 pair, after 2 weeks one pair flew the coop, the other pair hung in for a couple more days,then they flew too,,,I was so excited t...

:lol: :wink: :P I know for sure they have moved in...The males were constantly bringing nesting material left and right! It was funny a young male brought about a 3" stick and tried and tried to get it in the door but it didn't fit and finally dropped it and, stood there at the door and looked ...

:???: :???: :???: :shock: :?: Okay ...I get off work and run to the binoculars and see nothing for about an hour..then I see 2 males (adult) fly off and circle and left for probably half an hour or so maybe to go eat. Then they return...circle and circle and go in the house... I don't see another si...

I do have a web cam, maybe a nest cam isn't such a bad thing! HA! HA!

The starlings have left... they did'nt seem to be able to do anything to their satisfaction. I seen a sparrow land on the house but it got chased away too..so ...so far so good! Everything is quieting down now..not much action at all! Maybe it's time for bed? Hope everything goes as well tommorrow.....

I have 6-7 mails and 5-maybe 6 females ,the males have such a big wing span and seem to army up against the starlings or anything else! Is this normal? They just seem to constantly swirl and swirl around the house, I looked in the binoclulars to stay a safe distance and watch and they seem to bring ...

I have 6-7 mails and 5-maybe 6 females ,the males have such a big wing span and seem to army up against the starlings or anything else! Is this normal? They just seem to constantly swirl and swirl around the house, I looked in the binoclulars to stay a safe distance and watch and they seem to bring ...

:lol: Can't believe it!!! First the swallows out of the blue...then came a whole colony of PM!!! I didn't change a thing! My 5th year,waiting and waiting... and now I have a full colony .. (no more wanna be) first just a pair on the 27th ///in and out and around and around...then today the whole hou...

They always say a Wren house should face the south. Is there a certain direction for a martin house? Baglady