Purple Martin Forum

Thanks Doug for feeding the birds passing threw. I'm sure you saved a lot of birds for the northern landlords. I'm in New York Watkins Glen and I have been feeding my birds for 7 days straight. I have about 40 martins and I've lost three so far. I'm sure some of my birds will be moving on also. Keep...

Keep up the good work Doug. Thanks for saving our birds up north.

I hope you're feeding that bird because he won't survive very long

Your Martin probably will stay there until it warms up. You need to get some crickets and scramble some eggs and put them on the ledges of the gourd he's going into or on the housing. If not you will not survive in this cold weather. I will put food out about three times a day. Where are you in West...

Sue, I'm not so sure about putting them in a cage doesn't sound like a good idea. I would call The purple Martin conservation society and talk to them about it and if you can't get a hold of them try calling Andy troyer.

So if your birds are all Piling into one nest now that's a very dangerous situation. What is your weather supposed to be like tomorrow? I feed my birds by putting the eggs and the crickets on The ledges of the houses. Keep a close eye on that nest where they're all going in because if one dies on th...

Same here Doug, in Watkins Glen NY. I have gone through 5,000. crickets so far. Eggs and crickets later today. Birds seem to be doing good here though. I have around 50 so far. Good luck with our crazy weather.

I have been using 90 degree tunnels for 7 years now and my Martin's love them. I'll try to attach a photo of my colony.

Got a couple subadults today. They are fighting with the males bad. I think your right about there numbers being down this year.

Toy, I think your Martins are up here in NY. I have 41 pairs so far with one subbie arriving yesterday. You should pick up some more this week. Hopefully, you'll get some subbies. Good luck and don't get discourage. Having Martins for twenty two years, I've had several problems. I loss 41 Martins in...

Great Tom,
Also, I forgot to mention that I use traction tape in the tunnels.

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I have had excellent results with 45 and 90 degree tunnels on my super gourds and horizontal gourds. I have been using them for 5 years now and the Martin's prefer them over any other housing. I think you'll be very happy if you use them, I also got my 45 and 90s from Lowe's.

Ed, I'm pretty sure that they're all still alive but I won't know for sure until I check the nest on a warm day. Somebody had to be feeding these birds in order for them to make it here with this bad weather. We're lucky we got good landlords in Pennsylvania. Keep trying to feed them and usually the...

Well, I'm up to 18 Martin's now, 16 male and two female. The weather this afternoon should get to at least 50. High of 40 the next 2 days.What has really work good for me this year it's putting the Crickets on The Ledges of the gourds and on The Ledges of the T14 houses. I have gone through 2,000 cr...

I had three more males here this morning in upstate New York. I also have birds leaving every year heading North. Keep up the good work Pennsylvania residents.

Wow, that is really amazing Doug. Keep up the good work. I now have two Martins here in New York that I'm feeding every day. Hopefully this weather will break today and the rest of the week and the Martins will start returning.