Purple Martin Forum

Ed- I have no trees nearby and the closest BB house is approx. 150 feet.

Barry - I live a bit south of Rice Lake in the country and will make contact with Tom. Thanks for the tip!

tirag - I know I have to be patient. It's OK!

I'll try to post a picture of our "backyard"......

I know it's going to take a while but I guess I'm surprised I have even seen one PM yet. Are they not up here yet? The TRES and the BB's are getting along nicely in their homes (4 of 8 BB boxes are inhabited) with 4 baby BB's fledging this week (out of 1 box) and three boxes with TRES eggs. Patience...

You should not put it up until the eggs have been laid anyway.....not before.

Now is the time!!!!

Mark - it's been pretty windy since I put them up. I have them well spaced so they should not bump against each other unless we get tornado force winds. Archer - "SS" = stainless steel Just thought of this -- if "swaying in the breeze" isn't a good thing I could redo things so th...

Just showing everybody the setup for the 8 gourds I put up yesterday. The post that I mounted them on was put in by the previous homeowner and had a dilapidated PM house on it. I took it down two years ago and always envisioned a PM gourd setup on it. Yesterday my project came to fruition. The horiz...