Purple Martin Forum

Question: All my PM have fledged and have not seen any for 2-3 days. A potential hurricane is predicted for Monday so I took down all my houses and gourds. Tonight I saw a single PM on a perch. Would you recommend putting houses back up or is this PM just a traveler.

Just had a crow at least large black in color bird grab one of martins right off the porch. The rest of the Martins chased the bird off, but worried lost 4-5 Martins over last 2 weeks and this may be the cause. Any thoughts ?

I’m having more trouble trapping sparrrow this year than past years. Each time I place a trap in where sparrows are building nest then they chose an alternate. The Martins are fighting them off currently, but exhausting me and probably the Martins. Any ideas on trapping. Once I catch one can usual u...

How long does one wait to trap sparrows once they first start building a nest in a house compartment. ? Immediately, wait a day or two, once nest built ?

How long does one wait to trap sparrows once they first start building a nest in a house compartment. ? Immediately, wait a day or two, once nest built ?