Purple Martin Forum

I believe the female of my single pair gave up and left. The male has still been coming around but just very briefly the last couple of days. I hear him at 5:30 a.m. so I think he still stays in the house at night. Until about a week ago he was regularly bringing in other martins but I don't see any...

Medford, WI here. I've been trying to attract martins every year since 2015. This year I finally have a pair - I think. The SY male showed up on May 17 & seemed to have a mate within a week. The male tried to draw in more birds & it was not uncommon to see several others with him until about...