Purple Martin Forum

Would the couples that you have be nesting in gourds, or in the house? Are they SREH's. Congratulations on your success!

Kim, hope this male finds himself a friend and starts a nest.

Good evening, how far are you from Pymatuning Lake? This is the second year that I have been trying to lure PM's to my Coates Watersedge Suite and four gourds. I have had several PM's show up on the last several weekends, and actually found one ASY dead in one of my gourds the last Friday. Other PM'...

I don't see the martin, is it still in the nest. Thanks for the URL for the web cam.

I have a Coates Watersedge Suite and four gourds at Pymatuning Lake in Pennsylvania. Last weekend, the weather had been cold, windy and rainy for several days. We had one SY male show up that was sitting next to our gas grill as we cooked burgers, it must have been cold and hungry, but wouldn't take...

This is my second year and am still waiting on an active nest. This is in the Pymatuning area south of Lake Erie. Last weekend, during some downpours and windy weather, it appeared that one SY male showed up, then 5 ASY mixed adults. They were going through my gourds and appeared really interested. ...