Purple Martin Forum

DO YOU HAVE SY-MALES AT YOUR COLONY ? I WITNESSED A SY-MALE DISPOSE OF 3 EGG'S IN SHORT ORDER FROM A ASY NEST ! BAD ENOUGH WE HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR OTHER PREDATOR'S AND 1 OF THEIR OWN CAN DO JUST AS MUCH DAMAGE AT TIMES! GOOD LUCK,BERNDOG

Hello All, This yr seems to be the yr I've always been waiting for !! As of yesterday I witnessed approx. 25+ asy & several sy bird's.They have all been here some time now and I seem to be picking up 1 or 2 every other day now it seems. I have 40 cavities available total.....Looks like its all falli...

Hello All, I have 3 set-ups @ my location (1) telescopic pole,6 gourds (2) fountain rack,12 gourds (3) t-14 with 8 gourds Currently I have 6 pair and my birds always use the gourds ! I know variety is key to any set-up but all the years past the wooden t-14 has never been occupied,surely " some of t...

Hello All, It's been awhile since my last post.Here in southern ohio the weather has been terrible since sat afternoon.We all know what that means to our bird's.....this am was the same,all 9 asy bird's were all inside.....around noon today the sun came out and so did the crew.i tried flipping crick...

Hello All, My Last Remaining SY Pair Laid 4 Egg's Aprox 2 Week's Ago,My colony left 2 weeks ago as well.i was surprised to have such a late clutch ! My ? is do you all think the parent's have left too ? I work a lot and I'm not home during prime-time to witness activity,i did however notice a single...

HELLO ALL, HOPE EVERYONE HAD A SUCCESSFUL SEASON,JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT I DID A NEST CHECK THIS PAST SUNDAY(JULY 23) AND DISCOVERED 4 EGGS IN ONE OF MY TROYER HORIZONTAL GOURDS.THE MAJORITY OF MY COLONY HAS LEFT....NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND A ACTIVE NEST THIS LATE IN THE SEASON,BTW I ...

HECK YEAH !!!!!!!!! GOOD FOR YOU !!

HELLO ALL WIFE CALLED ME ALITTLE WHILE AGO AND SAID "YOUR MARTINS ARE BACK"......I'M @ WORK TODAY,NEEDLESS TO SAY I CAN'T WAIT TO GET HOME TO SEE MY FRIEND'S AGAIN.MY CO-WORKER'S THINK I HAVE A SCREW LOOSE ABOUT MAKN SUCH A "FUSS" OVER BIRD'S BUT I KNOW MY FELLOW MARTINEER'S UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS DAY...

I'm no expert but stay AWAY from the round holes imo.....BERNDOG

A FEW YEAR'S BACK WHEN I GOT MY FIRST PAIR I HAD THE SONG BIRD MAGNET MOUNTED ON TOP OF MY S&K TRI-POLE RIGHT WITH THE GOURDS.SINCE THEN I HAVE RE-MOUNTED IT UNDER THE EAVE OF MY BARN,I ALSO INSTALLED A SPEAKER DIRECTING THE SOUND UP INTO THE WILD BLUE YONDER.WHEN RAIN IS PREDICTED I'LL GET THE LADD...

CONGRADULATIONS SIR !!!

That's to cool !

Sounds like you've got thing's covered !!! I to have a t-14 and my martin's always peek inside but they always choose my THG'S W/the conley 2 tunnels.I think next year I'm going to replace the s&k cresent opening tunnels with the conley 2 tunnels that I have on all my gourds....from your post you se...

Hello All, This year I've had 3 pair of sy nesting,did a nest check 2 day's ago and found 3 egg's in one nest and 1 in the other.my other sy pair are still in the nest building stage with a empty cavity...no big deal.my ? is I got alittle anxious and jumped the gun and did another check today and th...

Hello FIRE45, A pond would be a bonus but I wouldn't lose any sleep over it,main thing to keep in mind is qualityy housing,sreh,predator gaurd's and open fly-ways imo.i'm sure other landlord's will chime in and give you sound advise.....Oh yaeh,keep those starling's and house sparrows away !!!Best o...

Thank You All so much for your kind words !!Thank You....BERNDOG

That's Fantastic News ! Good Job !

Hello All Last Friday am ( May 13th) I Had 3 pr Of SY Show Up w/my Nesting 2 pr of ASY Martins!!! This is My 9th yr of Martinering and it appears this is the year my colony is finally taking off.All six of the newbies are paired up and doing what their suppose too.I assume they are here to stay,so t...

I TO HAVE A T-14 AS ONE OF MY SET-UP'S ON THE 3IN SQ POLE I PURCHASED FROM THE PMCA,IT IS SOLID AS A ROCK,NO ISSUES.I USED APPRROX 3 80 LB BAG'S SACRETE.I BUILT MY T-14 OUT OF WESTERN RED CEDAR ALSO.