Purple Martin Forum

jhcox wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 08, 2019 8:04 pm

I have bluebirds tree swallows one purple Martin Carolina wrens black capped chickadee‘s how do you go about getting barn swallows. I got a barn but it’s not open. JHCox

Barnies love open barns, probably have to open your barn

Hi I have been trying to attract purple martins for weeks and no luck. I have been playing the dawn song on a bose speaker, are any of you familiar with that? I also have a house sparrow problem could the house sparrow be frightening the Martins away from the house . Please let me know what you're ...

Doug Martin - PA wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 05, 2019 5:29 pm

Boy someone just opened a can here. A dozen showed up while I was grilling. Lots of fighting though. Game on here!

Still waiting for that to open in Sugarcreek, Ohio....my 3 are getting lonely!!!

JHunter wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 15, 2019 7:57 am

Thanks, I'll order them today.

Your Martins will resist going into new holes once the new ones are installed but they will adapt and you will have less to worry about as far as starlings are concerned

Great job, how do you keep the house from swivelling on the pole?

Wozer, I'm not ready yet....!! Crickets on order today

The sparrows are the problem. You can't let them nest anywhere near your site. They will kill your Bluebirds and the Martins young when they get the chance. Get rid of the sparrows, get the BB back where they belong and close up the Martin house temporarily until the BB start nesting elsewhere. The...

Well thanks for all the replies, we did find the colonies at Epcot saw maybe a dozen or so we had a high of 65 it's still better than Ohio right now

We are in Florida for couple days going to spend a few days at Disney.....can anyone direct us to where the colonies are located at within the park ?
Thanks

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I have built/refurbished all of my houses 6 total T14's now, as well as built one for a friend of mine, some out of pine some out of western ceder....the key is keeping them covered in the winter and a fresh coat of paint in the fall all with gourds hanging from the bottom....The total you spend for...

Its what I did last yr. Called Them and my username and password is now the same for both!!!! Frustration gone.

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Nice setup , March can't come soon enough

Its a new generation of people that hopefully will keep them going.

I have mine all turned down to keep Rain from entering into them...

You may be surprised, take care of them and they will come in bunches.
We went from 4 pair to 14 pair to 42 pair in 3 yrs

Just talked with Adam Troyer from Troyer's bird Paradise over in PA. They highly recommended alternating them from side to front , they have most of their T14's houses converted over to the tunnels and there experience is that the martins love the tunnel add on to their houses.

Awesome yr. Dick...you have a great site and take great care of your birds. Enjoyed seeing you and Cathy and can't wait for March 2019 !!

The last have fledged, still about 15-30 coming back in the evenings but the fledglings are all out and about. So for yr. 3 its been quite a fun yr. and met some great local Tim Boyd and some not so local martin crazies like myself... Great meeting Dick and his wife as well as Mark and his wife from...