Purple Martin Forum

Wow, 12 acres is plenty of room as long as you have an open area away from trees. Makes them feel safer from predators. Martins also like to be near people, so an open area close to your house if possible. If you can post a satellite view of your property we can suggest where the best location woul...

So I would be open to donating of course but my initial thought was to erect my own housing. I have about 12 acres of land, plenty of room that I could set something up. I do need to do more research as to what the natural predators and things like that are. We have some hawks that come around and c...

I know a big purpose of the forum is to be conservationists for PMs in the first place, so I guess I'm just looking for any general advice I can get!

Hello, I'm new to the forum. My name is Bo and I live in SW Michigan. I've been finding some info online about how the PM population has been declining in Michigan since 1966 and I am wondering, what are some things I can do to get started in helping out in any way?