Purple Martins.

641Dave · Jan 4, 2012

I got to hang our Christmas Present out on the new place. Now waiting for some new tenants.

There is allot of good info on purple martins on line. Just in case anyone is interested.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_bk_w7000_0254.pdf

Here's an interesting map on expected arrivals.
http://purplemartin.org/scoutreport/

Rodney Middleton · Jan 4, 2012

Living in north Georgia I have watched the Martins for over 50 years and have always enjoyed watching them . They arrive somewhere between march 6th and march 12, alway look forward to seing them . Spring is close . Rodney Middleton

Anonymous-0 · Jan 4, 2012

Close them holes up, till just a week or so before the martins show up. Keeps out the undesirables.

El Toro · Jan 4, 2012

I built a wooden martin house back in the mid 1960's and I had martins the first year and every year after that. I had them in 1972 and we had a freak rain storm that summer when it dumped 7 or 8 inches of rain. It hit PA hard too. One evening when came home from work and my wife said there's something wrong in the martin house. She said there's a terrible odor
and when I took down the house all the baby birds had drowned. Never had martins after that
we even bought a fiberglass and an aluminium house. They would fly over , but never stayed and built any nests. I scrapped the wooden house. I have a picture of it somewhere here on the computer. Good luck on your martins you will really like them around. When I had them and mowed grass they would just look down from the martin house. Hal

Eric in IL · Jan 4, 2012

Here is a picture of my tenants last July. I think they fledged
about 30. I had more Martins last year than I ever have.

I hope you have good luck attracting some birds.

641Dave · Jan 4, 2012

(quoted from post at 01:34:34 01/05/12) Close them holes up, till just a week or so before the martins show up. Keeps out the undesirables.

I guess I should have talked to you and read the information I supplied myself.

I'll take it back down until its time and then keep an eye on those undesirables.

I think i'll go ahead and ad a few gourds as well.

I'm having fun and hope I can attract some of these critters.

ShepFL · Jan 4, 2012

Good luck on getting the birds to come. I have 2 houses and no luck. I put them near the fish pond hoping to keep the 'skeeter population down.

Will keep trying.

NW Ohio Tim · Jan 4, 2012

I'd like to get a Martin house built this winter. My brother had his up, next to his pond, for 3 or 4 years before he got the first pair. They've been back every year since, about 8 yrs. That house is full along with 4 gourds. He wants to put another house up before they return in the spring.

Good luck attracting them, sometimes it takes awhile...... just keep the junk birds cleaned out.

Tim

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