Purple Martin Forum

I have natureline gourds with round entrance doors.I ordered new crescent doors and when i put them in the martins would just hang on the bottom of the door.They were already stressed from the weather so i put the round doors back in.Would porches help them enter crescents better?

I have been worried about my martins.I still only have about 14 martins and they have been here since Feb 9.It has been cold wet and windy but so far they seem to be doing good. Hoping it warms up soon and i am having a serious battle with some starlings.

It is cold wet and windy here also. I have about 12 martins now they seem to be doing good so far.I offer them mealworms and eggshells but they are not taking them.I have Quad feeder that i feed them in that worked good last year.Hope everything goes well for you this year.

I have had martins about 5 years and i was surprised when they arrived about 2 weeks early.They usually arrive here the last few days in Feb.

I had first martins 2/11/13 Morton MS

Weather has been warm wet and windy. Martins seem to be in good shape and active have not tried to flip mealworms or crickets. Want to thank everyone for the good information on this FORUM.

put up new quad feeder have not had any luck yet put egg shells meal worms pine straw and wheat straw on feeder any suggestions feeder has been up about 9 days

using 20 guage shotgun with light load shells

I have been shooting sparrows just wondering if anyone knows if this will affect my martins