Purple Martin Forum

I too want to emphasize what h2y is saying about the predators and invasive species must never be allowed to house with the colony. I have a rather sad story that I want to share with you. Recently, I had a very persistent starling try and try to breech a couple of SREH's on one of my T14's. He trie...

Thank you, Brent, for that information. Have you ever had a breech with that electric setup?

I use a 25 mile charger on 5 poles. The picture marked modified method is the one he breeched. I have to keep my charger in a weatherproof box because my sprinkler system water has very high sodium content and really doesn't play well with anything made out of metal. But the enclosure has a clear pl...

Thank you, Mr. Baker, for the information. I kept seeing bird netting and was wondering if I could use that. I have been reading articles that the openings should be a 1/4" and didn't really see anything that small. Your suggestion of putting 2 nets together makes sense. My reply from h2y is ma...

Hello forum friends. This is my first post on an incident that happened during my nest check today. I was greeted by a very un-welcome visitor in one of my T14's today. This large rat snake was coiled up enjoying what looks like 3 adults already in his belly. I was furious!! I am several years in an...