Purple Martin Forum

Hi Folks !!
My son was pond fishing today and he spotted a PM only ID was able to be confirmed.
Sedalia,Mo 65301
I posted the arrival sighting for my area.
Heads up and good luck !!

Beautiful sight, nice work, love those racks !!
Greg

Hi Dave Before your season starts take a good look at your sight now is the time. Trees that block wide open flyways will reduce your chances, rules can be bent but not broke. Even a eye sore in the middle of the front yard to neighbors may be nesting PM's to you. I spent hundreds on my old sight an...

All your patients paid of,, happy for you Daryl.

I no the feeling this is my tenth year trying and Now im of to a great start with 5 pair.

Greg

After about 1 hr parents are using all the tunnels everything looks to be ok. I think this was a good move for all the trouble once again were getting hammered with another huge storm.
Thanks for all your help !!

I endeded up putting tunnels on all 5 gourds. Everything went smoth until I raised the rack than all He!! broke loose. Parents were going nuts flying to and from the gourds only landing on them for a few seconds. After about ten minutes things cooled down and parents began landing on porches pering ...

Thanks Louise for responding That's a great idea on the Mortite I think I even have some... Great stuff. The older birds are ready to fledge any day now there starting to get brave. The younger Birds are about two weeks old the rest are about middle age. I was going to use the methods you posted in ...

I have a question on adding tunnels: This is my first year at this new sight and have attracted 5 pairs all with babies, some new, some ready to fledge. We have been hit hard with storm after storm and changing out wet nests is a weekly chore do to rain being blown in through the entrance and the to...

#9 Top speed 45 This is a true story: here in the mid west " MO " late one Very cold October day a storm was coming in out of the north. I was watching the sky as this storm was brewing ,, it was coming in hard and fast. I was just about to walk back inside and check the weather and I coul...

No I don't Ray .. but if someone on here wants to I would be happy to pay for there time and shipping ..I'm just surprised I'm the only one that's interested this is a great deal, these are high dollar racks and gourds.

I understand Louise just thought I would give your seller a option if it could not be sold local... It would be a 12 hr drive for me both ways.

I will take all three but I need shipping to MO 65301
I would be happy to pay to remove and ship if it would work for the seller.

Great video Larry !!!

I would put a glue trap in the nest .. cut a small piece of the glue trap and place it near the eggs were it will cling to the sparrow this should do the trick.
Good Luck!!

A repeater/Controller S@S trap mounted on a pole under a tree just like the one the PMCA sells works best and is on guard 24/7. Repeater traps work the best !! and having more than one even work better, like a bait repeater and nest box repeater.

Dang the luck Mitch I feel for yea,, I went through the same thing for ten years,, gave up and started fresh on a new sight ,, now I have 5 pair three of witch well not set on there eggs they just set on the porch waiting for there eggs to hatch ,, dang subbies. Stick and stay and make it pay Mitch ...

Greg, That is amazing you have 5 pair!! You are assured of returning birds next year with that many pair!!!! I'm afraid I may become a Wannabe next with only one pair this year. I had a second SY pair that hung around for about two weeks and spent the night but the female disappeared. I couldn't im...

Right behind yea Mitch

Nice work fellas !!! Keep posting pics, love to see good craftsmanship.

Thank you all and M.Stephens for your reply. Your friend Robert has talent !! Very nice work. I also read the thread you posted and seen the Alamo that he reconstructed ,, very nice!! Does Robert ever get on this sight or maybe another forum ? I would like to copy this Trio and a parts list would be...