Purple Martin Forum

We booked seats for this Friday. Really looking forward to it!

Ok, thank you for the information. I emailed them to reserve two seats.

Is there a schedule for the roost visit boat tour? I thought I saw something last year about it.

Thanks Deb. I am still seeing them and at times we have 6 or so around the house. I guess these are different birds just visiting. It is nice to still have them around.

Same to you Chris, nice job!

Both my martins have fledged and left the nest. I believe I continue to see them though because I see a couple flying around the house and landing next to the old nest. This has been going on for a about a week. Is it possible that the family would hang around for awhile?

Thanks Art. I taped the doorways because the sparrows kept going in. I only had one nesting pair in the house. I have not modified the house yet except for enlarging the doorways slightly. I noticed that the Martins seemed to be having trouble getting in so I shaved some of the plastic away. Seemed ...

Thanks Matt. Louise, he did seem a little spooked, but went back into nest ok. I only held him for a minute. Mom is back and feeding him. It seems like she is trying to coax him out.

Well, I have one fledgling left in the nest. I did a nest check Wednesday. The fledgling wanted to fly out of my hand! The other one is flying around and has been returning to the house. The parents are still feeding the remaining fledgling in the nest. Probably won't be long before they leave.

Thanks Vern, glad you enjoyed the photos. It won't be long before my babies are gone too.

Ok, thanks Deb.

Thanks, I really enjoy looking at them. I check the nest once per week. One question I have, do the fledglings fly away or will they hang around for awhile?

Today nest check!




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Thanks everyone. I agree that this site contains all the information I should need. Glad I found it!

Hello, I am a new member. I have been trying for approx. five years to get a nesting pair in my house. I did move once during that time. I currently reside along a Bay in NJ. This spring I finally got one pair to nest. While doing nest checks, I found 4 eggs. Unfortunately, only 2 hatched. I current...