Kathy Freeze
- Licking, MO
- Texas County
- In 2008, I increased my colony to 10 pair and this year, 2009, I currently have 20 pair and the subbies aren\'t here yet! I am currently helping other neighbors increase the size of their colonies. Please call or email if you need help - I would love to help you increase the martin colonies in Missouri!
- P.O. Box 602
Licking, MO 65542
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- Posted: May 2009
Jon Meyer
- Columbia, MO
- Boone County
- I started my colony in 2008 with one pair and two lone males. The pair fledged 4 young and in 2009 all 4 of the adults have returned and the subs are starting to arrive as well. I see a lot of empty houses in my area and several more that have been overrun with sparrows. Its a shame that more landlords don\'t take a more active role in protecting the animals they are trying to attract. If anyone needs help in getting started or in better maintaining what they have, please contact me.
- 9201 HWY V v
Columbia, MO 65202
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- Posted: April 2009
Jeffrey M. Kezele
- St. Charles, MO
- St. Charles County
- I have only been an active landlord for 3 seasons but have had great success. In '06 I had 2 pairs, in '07 4 pairs and in '08 I have 13 nesting pair,61 eggs and I am waiting for my babies to fledge. I will update this page later in the year to let you know the final totals. Much of my success I owe to the PMCA and their excellent web site. And, as a future landlord, the first thing you should do is to join the PMCA and go through all the archives. Then post a few questions on the forum and become an active participant there. Besides calling my cell phone, the Forum is one of the quickest ways to get an answer to a question . I have answered my phone in a changing room at Macys and spent a 1/2 hour with a new landlord addressing their concerns, so I will answer my phone and/or call you back ASAP.
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- 314-322-7969
- Posted: July 2008
Dennis Doetsch
- Swansea, IL
- St. Clair County
- This is my 5th year hosting martins. I have read and studied just about everything I could get my hands on concerning martins in the last ten years. I tried to get martins for 6 years before I was successful. I cut down trees and moved housing several times. I still have what I would call a border line site for martins, but I do live on a small lake. I always had males every year trying but the females would not stay. I have helped several people attract martins and I would love to help anyone. Give me a call or email if I can help in any way. I have 15 pair and 77 eggs this year.
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- 6185315996
- Posted: June 2008
Marilyn Slaton
Jeff Kezele
- St. Charles, MO
- St. Charles County
- I have only been an active landlord for 2 seasons but have have had great success. Much of that success I owe to the PMCA. But,I have also learned plenty on my own and would be more than willing to share my knowledge and experience. I can be reached on my cell at any time during the wake hours.
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- Posted: May 2007
Charles Risenhoover
- Pocahontas, AR
- Randolph County
- I have 2 poles with 6 natural gourds each. This year I'm adding a
third. This year there are about 7 pairs of adults with about 24 fledglings. My first pole was up about 3 years before we actually had martins come to nest. Last year we added the second, and this year the third.
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- Posted: June 2006
Donnie And Kim Waldron
- Comanche, OK
- My wife and I have raised Purple Martins for years with great success. They bring such enjoyment to any yard. Please let us know if we can help in any way.
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- Posted: February 2006
Roy Ashley
- Omaha, AR
- Boone County
- Have on 12 unit house that was nested in for the last two years. Approx 10 pair nested this year. Added a second 12 unit house recently that has been inspected by the colony.
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- Posted: June 2005
Julie Clapper
- Payson, IL
- ADAMS County
- With my husbands help, we maintain a healthy and growing colony that constists of two metal housing units with gourds hanging below and a 12 unit supergourd rack. We started with one house in the early 1990's. We've made mistakes, had good luck and bad, but desire to have martins sharing our air space is strong. Each year our setups get changed/improved as we learn. Happy to help/encourage someone who is in need.
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- Posted: March 2005
RONNIE TEMPLEMIRE
- Boonville, MO
- I started out in 1997 with 2 pairs and since then my colony has flourished and now i currently as of 2000 have 43 nesting pairs. I also had 206 eggs last year and out of those I fledged 193. I have had very good luck with bushel gourds.I prefer for my gourds to be anchored because it keeps eggs from rolling around in the wind.
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- 660-882-2405
DARRYL SPARLIN
- Webb City, MO
- I have a thriving colony of martins. In 9 seasons I've gone from 2 pair to 65 pair in the 2000 season. I will try to help any way I can.
- 9587 County Road 215
Webb City, MO
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- 417-673-4552
JERRY HAMPTON
- Sikeston, MO
- I have had a Purple Martin colony for the past 17 years. The beginning of the 2000 season I put up 52 8in. plastic gourds and had 37 nesting pairs. Adter all my nest checks we fledged 160 Purple Martin babies! If I can be of any help, please contact me.
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- Posted: December 2000
VIC JODTS
- Blue Springs, MO
- Blue Springs is about 15 miles East of Kansas City, MO. I was successful in mentoring two individuals that started colonies last season ('99). Hope to help anyone that would like my assistance.
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JIM DALY III
- Warrenton, MO
- I have hosted Purple Martins for 9 years. Willing to share my experiences and any knowledge I have to help anyone interested in hosting PMs. I had 66 breeding pairs in 1999.
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Franklin Zelch
- Richmond, KY
- Madison County
- use to have a colony in Rosebud, Mo. Now starting new in Kentucky. no luck so far. Starlings chasing off any martin that visits. Using SREH.
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- Posted: May 2010
Richard Hall
- Des Peres, MO
- MO County
- I\'m ready to put my S&K 12 Family PM House for the first time. I could use some advise regarding when I should put the house up this year to optimize my chances for successfully attracting PMs.!
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- Posted: March 2010
James Tortorelli
- Kevil, KY
- Moved to 10 acre site. Had an existing plastic martin house that has remained vacant for 4 years. Need advise in good plan to build wooden house, new location right distance from house or barn and trees, new pole of correct height.
- 4205 Magruder Road
Kevil, KY 42053
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- Posted: February 2010
john
- osceola, MO
- St. Clair County
- We have been trying to get martins to nest for 12 years and this year we finially have 4-6 birds that seem to be started in the nesting phase. I would like as much help in doing what needs to be done to keep them and encourage them to return. At present I do have a couple of sparrows that are nesting ing he box and I have destroyed their nest but they persist. I plan to attmept to shoot them. Any information will be appreciated. JOHN HART
- hart
p.o. box 501
osceola, MO 64776
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- Posted: May 2009
Matt Bundy
- Troy, MO
- Lincoln County
- I am interested in putting up a Purple Martin house and would like some advice on placement as well as maintaining a new house.
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- Posted: April 2009
Todd Morenz
- Tonganoxie, KS
- Leavenworth County
- We just put up our house and are working on shewing away the sparrows. Sounds like we have a long road ahead of us to get our colony established.
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- Posted: June 2008
STEVE CLAYTON
- Rocheport, MO
- BOONE County
- currently trying T14 with gourds. dawn song and day chatter broadcast
have had some visits in the last two weeks but no stayers
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- Posted: May 2008
Jon Meyer
- Columbia, MO
- Boone County
- I have been playing the dawn song from a player within the Martin House (T-14). Is this too close and will it scare the birds. If so how far from the house should it be. I have noticed when the tree swallows and blue birds sit on the perches ( they are not nesting in it they have separate housing) it doesn\'t appear to bother them but no Martins have landed on it. Also most websites tell you to put the entrance hole one inch up from the porch but is that the same requirement when you use the SREH\'s? Thanks
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- Posted: May 2008
Alecia Holman
- Lebanon, MO
- Laclede County
- I have new housing & have done research. Need all the help I can get because I want to be successful. Specifically concerned about predator control. Have no hands-on experience now.
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- Posted: March 2008
Blaine Napier
- Arnold, MO
- Jefferson County
- I\'m tring to get Martins to start a colony. But I can\'t get them to stay.
- 1444 Apple Ridge Ct.
Arnold, MO 63010
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- Posted: June 2007
Russell Barnes
- Columbia, MO
- Boone County
- Still trying to grow a successful colony. Have had minimal nesting and visiting, but not what I read about. Martins are in the area close by, my neighbor and I have tried many different things but not much success.
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- Posted: March 2007
michelle brooke
- Numa, IA
- Appanoose County
- I am considering setting up a martin colony but have heard that I should not attempt this if I don't have the time to do it right. How much time should I plan on devoting to the colony? An estimate of time required and a general idea of what setting up a colony consists of would help me decide if this is somthing I can do at this point.
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- Posted: March 2006
Tim Criswell
- Belleville, IL
- St. Clair County
- My wife and I purchased a house last year in August. It came with a martin house installed in the backyard with the telescopic pole already lowered. I cleaned 4 or 5 nests with verying structures and nesting material out of it but have no way of knowing what kinds of birds they were. I plan on raising it by March 1st this year hoping that there is already an established colony returning. It is closer to overhanging tree branches than it is supposed to be by the information I have read. I am looking for a person to correspond with so as things progress, I can take the right action to make the effort successful.
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- Posted: February 2006
melissa
- bourbon, MO
- crawrord County
- i have not put up any housing yet, i have just moved to a new area. but i am looking for any brocures on purple martins to send to my neibors and town. i trying to get the community active in attracting purple martins. i would appreciate it if any one has any information they can send to my home. i'm looking for building plans and attracting, and taking care of them.
thanks melissa
- 229 siebenman st
bourbon, MO 65441
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- Posted: August 2005
cheryl
- raytown, MO
- jackson County
- This is my fourth year with active martins. I just moved to a new house and left my martin house there. I still own the property so I am trying to maintain it. There are two nest with lots of "mud" on the doorway. I have never seen this before.
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- Posted: May 2005
Robyn Armer
- Clark, MO
- Boone County
- I have had a martin house up for 4 years, first one of those roundish metal ones, which I later found out was fairly undesirable. This year I put up a better one, much more desirable by martins I believe, but have only been getting sparrows, whose nests I have been steadily removing. I opened it up around April 20. Can anyone give me some tips for attracting these beautiful birds. The house is several hundred feet from my home with trees all at least 50-75 feet away, it has a perch on top, half-moon door entries. There's a pond several hundred feet away. HELP???
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- Posted: May 2005
charles e zwiener
- festus, MO
- jefferson County
- We have had a martin house up for 3 years and cannot attract a martin. It is plastic and has 12 homes in it. We have read every thing we could find. We even heard to put a small transistor radio on low in one of the houses and it should help, but, to no evail. Please help if possible. Thanks.
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- Posted: April 2005
Brad Rutland
- willis, KS
- brown County
- First timer- Built my own martin house with 12 holes- seen 1 martin checking out the house tuesday the 29th, as of today no martins have been back. The sparrows have been there every morning, trying to get rid of them. Maybe within the next week martins will arrive.
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- Posted: April 2005
GL Vineyard
- Ava, MO
- Douglas County
- We bought a commercial Martin house and had it up on the pole late in the season, last year. Not sure if the birds we attracted were Martins or not. They had blue on their wings, and swallow-like tails. They made a great effort to gather insects(often while beating their wings to hoover in the air). But after all this, there were no eggs.
Need help in identifying if the birds we had showing interest were Martins. Also, I grew gourds this summer and would like to make some Martin houses with them, need help to do so properly.
Thank you for help with this.
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- Posted: March 2005
RICHARD
- Kansas City, MO
- Clay County
- I have the house, but it is not up yet, I want to make sure I start the correct way. So, I questions about the timimg and what I need to do to be sucessful
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CLAYTON SPANGLER
- Dittmer, MO
- Jefferson County
- I have had a 12 hole martin box up for about 6 yrs an have had severall martins to stop in for a few days. After a few days the martins leave. I have tried moving the box to different locations with the same results. I live on a large lake an we have powerline close by. I have tried the martin box close to the lake, in the yard, in my back field, an have even cut treees down to give more open area for them. I have tried different heights from 20' to 10'. I get martins every year for about a week or so and then they leave. WHAT CAN I DO? !! !! Any help would really be welcomed thanks C Spangler
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SHANYN MCAFEE
- Excelsior Springs, MO
- Clay County
- I have had a house up for 2 years without any success. Primary problem is with competitors. I have 16 plastic gourds ready to put up.
- 9703 JJ Highway
Excelsior Springs, MO
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- 816-750-4599
RANDY SEXTON
- Republic, MO
- I currently have a 12 cell metal house about 18 feet high. I'm in a new neighborhood so no trees to compete. Several martins have left some twigs and dry grass. No problem with competition birds. The last three days, a male has been singing from about 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. then leaves. Help!
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CAIRN MARTIN
- Imperial, MO
- I have tried for the past several years to attract a colony without any success. I have tried the dawnsong tape and my grandfather had a colony on the same property many years ago. I don't understand why I haven't been able to interest any Purple Martins yet. I would love any advice!!!
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JOE DEL GOBBO
- Knob Noster, MO
- I have read extensively about Purple Martins and keep up-to-date by scanning the PMCA's Forum daily. I live near a very active railroad track, and have had some visits by ASY males and females, but none stay longer than a few minutes. I've used the Dawnsong and Daytime Chatter CD's, placed several decoys on my T-14, and hung four SuperGourds beneath it. My T-14 is situated approximatley 55 ft. from the house with a privacy fence about 20 ft. away. I realize attracting martins isn't always easy, and feel a mentor's advice could sure help. Next project is a gourd rack (Abare-style) for next year. Thanks in advance.
- 1285 NE 140
Knob Noster, MO
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