How far is that house off the ground?

Welcome, Martinboy. Wow, you way up there against the Canadian border. Hope you get lots of martins. be patient though, it's quite a ways to get up there.

Tor ... Great choice .... A lot less work... for sure... Good Luck in your 2020 season..

Dave

Got two more winches replaced.

Same to you, Dave. They're getting closer. Good Luck on your season.

Wow, thats what I call dedication. Good luck on the upcoming season.

I got tired of hand-winching racks. Yes, yes, I'm just 60, but preparing for the future . I bought one last year, and works flawlessly with a battery drill and a socket. Grease it up, and you're ready to go. Perfect.

Good Luck on your season, Steve. Just got done this afternoon myself. They usually get here around Feb. 20ish.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Purple Martins. Hopefully you'll see and host martins soon. Good luck to you.

Looks good. The only house we have build is a T14. Great fun. We retired it last year after years of service, and donated the aluminum pole to a new Super 24 rack :-)

Thanks for all you did. Sorry the little one died. As much as I hate to say it, unfortunately, that happens sometimes. We're trying the best we can, and sometimes that's not enough.

Great news. Good Luck to you.

Wow, going all out. Nice work. Keep us posted as to how the season goes.Good Luck to you.

Yeah, I just use pine needles. Just a little bit. If you put a lot in there, they tend to just toss it back out, from what I've seen.

The wave must have reached all the way into northern SC, because I had my first ones this morning. two males and a female. Actually 4 days later than last year. Let the fun begin.

Jerry,

Early scouts (even returning birds from your colony from last year) can and will leave the site for hours and even days at a time. This is normal behavior. I wouldn't worry too much this early.

Good Luck with your season.

I wish I could find the study, I can't remember if it was in one of the PMCA magazines or somewhere else but it stated that on average you need to have 6 pair to ensure you will have returning birds the next year. As always with mother nature, something drastic could happen and wipe out a whole flo...

I got all my horizontals vented in the back too. Using a 3/4" (outside threads) to 1/2" (slick inside, for 1/2" pipe) PVC elbow for vent. Using two on each gourd. One side of the elbow has 3/4' threads (into the back of the gourd) The 1/2" end fits a 1/2 PVC pipe. So I made 1 1/2 " pipe pieces, stuc...

Regardless of the Facebook traffic, I think you'll get the answers you're after right here on this fine forum.

Great News. Let the fun begin

Robert, When they fledge the parents will take them out to a nearby tree or powerlines away from the housing to feed them but will bring them back to the cavity each night for about a week. They will hang around and preen in the morning with the adults and then the parents take them out. Fun to wat...

Yep. the preparation is very exiting. I hung up washed gourds yesterday. Retiring an old T14 and setting up a 3.rd Super 24 rack for a total of 72 gourds. Expecting them between the 15th and 20th of February. We will see what 2019 brings.