1st martin today w/out using the CD's
I was outside around 9AM and witnessed a Purple Martin stop by and check out the gourds. It made a few passes then landed on a gourd and peeped inside a few times. It hung around maybe 3-5 minutes, then flew around and landed on the power lines in the rear of the yard. After that it flew off. It was the first Purple Martin I have seen come by while I haven't played the Dawn song or Daytime chatter I purchased about a month ago. It was a happy moment for me. I still have a lot of work to do in the off season to make the area more welcoming. Still cleaning out Sparrow nests and shooting at as many Starlings and Sparrows as I can. Next purchase is going to be a couple traps for the gourds since the sparrows are getting wise. I can just walk to the backdoor and they see me in the window and fly off now without me even opening the door sometimes. They are very ninja like.