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When does the Purple martin update magizine come out?

Sorry I can't post pictures right now

Here is the Hutto news papers story: It was eight years ago when Chris Harris moved into his home near Creekside Park. One of the first things he noticed were dark, blue-black birds visiting his patio every few days. He took a photo and showed it to his co-worker, who informed him that the birds wer...

Well after 2 years of asking the City of Hutto's Parks department and with help fron the local Eagle Scouts we have our first public housing A beautiful T-14 on a crank up tower. I already had half of the house so i bought a set of T-14 plans from the PMCA and had the Eagle Scouts do their thing. Af...

With the help of Eagle Scouts and Hutto PARD department we have erected a new T-14 house for the overflow of Martins from my home site.I plan to submit Creekside and Fritz parks to be Certified wildlife habitats. Here's a link to my facebook post with a picture and slow motion video. Listen to the b...

I've been pestering our local PARD to erect a few Purple Martin houses along the walking trail in Creekside Park behind my house for a few years and my dream has come true. Looks like my Purple Martin colony is getting some new neighbors thanks to Chris and his father Byron. As part of his Eagle sco...

An ASY female scout has arrived inspecting all gourds but has taken partial to gourd number 8. I'm pretty sure this bird is a returning female by the way she is comfortable here.

Well another good year for me here is a video off my Martin's and fledglings
http://youtu.be/fNLQE7lGCDQ

Wow, MAtt how did you get the page to look like that way way better to read;

Central Texas Purple Martin Landlords in the news for the 3rd time! There were onlny 2 errors that could have been corrected if they would have let me preview the article before release but that wasn't their policy. Error #1 - should have been Viet Nam EREA veteran Error #2 - the two pictures I'm ho...

congratulations on your new babies

Bump: added pictures

Yeah! I watched as the mom and dad coaxed the 5 little newbies out on the landing for their first flight. They looked like little helicopters. Here are a few pictures http://imageshack.com/a/img834/5134/el4l2.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img835/5942/xrdj.jpg http://imageshack.com/a/img845/4950/q5i7a....

Looks like a Painted Bunting

https://www.google.com/#q=pictures+of+p ... ting+birds

I use "PixSizer" you can resize 1 or an entire folder. Then i use "imageshak" to host the pictures, resize the longest side to 800 max, grab the direct link from there for each photo. After you paste the photo link here. Add the [img]at%20the%20front%20and[/img] at the end of the...

It's a Ruby Throat, here's mine I posted the other day

http://www.purplemartin.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27565

Here is my Starling Control. I mounted my Benjamin Marauder to a tripod, this .22mm pellet rifle can hold a 1/4" pattern at 25 yards & knock down a 100 lb hog with one shot through its skull. The Picture with the yellow X is where I drilled and tapped a threaded hole to accept a standard c...

Found a new friend this season Ruby Throated Hummingbird http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/6919/ahc7.jpg http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/9079/vyly.jpg http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/8394/1ujz.jpg http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/5778/bdrc.jpg http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/9220/qh9n.jp...

when I first became a landlord within two weeks of having a house she reacted I watched a starling kill the first male purple martin I received. the Starling had somehow reached in the cressent hole, dragged him halfway out and pecked him to death right there on the porch of the house, there was not...

Wing guards are here, Chris: http://shop.purplemartin.org/Wing_Entrapment_Protectors-details.aspx Thanks Louise, it states they will not work with Troyer Gourds, thats all I have, I was thinking of re-erecting the old S&K house since I have more Marting that I have Housing for. Also how many wi...