Landlord Spotlight: October 2022
For the month of October, we are excited to introduce Wendy Thomas as our Landlord Spotlight. My name is Wendy Thomas. I live in St Andrews, Manitoba located about 10 minutes north of Winnipeg. I would love to share my purple Martin story with you all as it is special. In 2012, we lost our mother […]
Landlord Spotlight: September 2022
This month we are excited to introduce Craig Young and his father-in-law, Russle, as the September Landlord Spotlight. Craig Young lives in Culter Bay, Florida. How did you get involved with Purple Martins? My father-in-law put up this house over 15 years ago. I take it down and clean it every year. The house faces […]
Landlord Spotlight: August 2022
This month we are excited to introduce Kelly Eastwood for our August Landlord Spotlight. My name is Kelly Eastwood. I live in Kansas, and I am a 17-year-old teenage landlord. My great grandfather was a Purple Martin landlord and my dad put up a house in 2012 to try and attract martins. Due to nest […]
PMCA Colony Update 2022: Banding and Fledge Time
Our field season here at the PMCA is wrapping up as most of our nestlings have fledged. We ended up with approximately 85% occupancy which resulted in almost 600 eggs being laid throughout our four colony sites. We ended the season with 473 eggs hatching which is a hatch rate of approximately 82%. We […]
Landlord Spotlight: July 2022
For July’s Landlord Spotlight, we have a very special landlord – Tara from the PMCA. We are so excited to share her story. Tara has been with the PMCA for 19 years! How long have you been a Purple Martin landlord? I’ve had a Purple Martin colony at my home since 2011. How many pairs […]
Purple Martin Feeding Guide
Purple Martin Feeding Guide When you’re an aerial insectivore, you usually have plenty of menu items during the spring, summer, and autumn months. But things can start to get challenging during times of inclement weather, such as cold, rain, or wind. Purple Martins are an aerial insectivore and will pick off unsuspecting insects midflight with […]
Landlord Spotlight: June 2022
This month we are pleased to introduce Judy Holton for our June Landlord Spotlight. Judy lives in New Bern, NC. My love for Purple Martins began as a young child, watching my Dad build a small wooden house, with only three entrance holes in the front and three entrance holes for the back. I watched […]
PMCA Colony Update 2022: We Have Eggs!
The first egg of the season at the PMCA was laid on May 26th at our Sommerheim Colony. Since then, more and more nests have filled with eggs and with the subadult arrivals we are reaching full capacity. The PMCA has four Purple Martin colony sites around Presque Isle State Park in which we […]
Landlord Spotlight: May 2022
This month we are pleased to introduce Bruce Moore as our Landlord Spotlight. Bruce lives in Fairmont, MN. His landlord story is taken from an excerpt he wrote for a local paper. I became acquainted with these birds when I was a young lad visiting my grandmother’s farm in the early 50s. She had a […]
Landlord Spotlight: April 2022
This is the 4th installment of the Landlord Spotlight series to celebrate the PMCA’s 35th anniversary. Our Landlord Spotlight for April is Leo Mongrue. Leo is 90 years old and lives in Bayou Gauche, Louisiana. He used to build birdhouses. I have been a landlord for 50 years. I have two houses, I get eight […]