Purple Martin Forum

3 birds flying around as I type..hooray!...frank

There they were at dawn,glad to be here,AND i GLAD TOO!i..FRANK

Patience my friends,have 3 asy males charging around my gourds in Ashland city!!!They will come..frank

fIRST MARTIN IN ASHLAND CITY,TN

Woke to that wonderful sound!!Big fat ASY male calling his heart out..Ah the joy of returning birds

Saw big asy at 420 land on perch..Stayed a while,hope he comes back this pm...frank

Thanks for reaching out,,NOT A DROP OF SNOW HERE..yOUR SET-UP LOOKS WONDERFUL!!! KINDEST REGARDS...FRANK

Livinng in Tennessee, about 120 miles west of the Stoll's ,he has always been my indicator of my arriving birds..He gets them and 5 days later,there they are...Linda Reynolds has made us sit up and get ready,but Victor is the''big gun'' here....frank

Been watching my gourds for two weeks now,have 3 repeating starling traps up..Every, and I mean every starling that lands on the gourds is immediately attacked by at least 5 birds that literally drive the starling into the ground!!!The poor starling escapes into one of the traps,and that's all she w...

Am looking at a pair of Martins arrived 145 today!!!!ASY male and female...4days early,now the worrying begins with weather...frank

Linda,read your news!!! hAVE TIN HOUSES UP BUT NO GOURDS YET..wILL WATCH WITH CARE...THANKS...FRANK

Hi linnee!!! Frank arendt here!!!How nice to see a fellow Long Islander so sucessful!! Had 36 pair with 152 fledged!!!Wonderful to see you and Paul are well!!! Kindest personal regards....frank