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- Sat Aug 09, 2008 10:51 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: martin ID question
- Replies: 10
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thanks for the reply....the birds that have been checking out my site for the last couple of evenings are exact in every way except the tail. these birds dont have a scissor tail at all in flight, and have shorter stubbier tails. do you think they could still be young martins? or something else alto...
- Sat Aug 09, 2008 6:35 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: martin ID question
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8547
martin ID question
i have put up a couple new houses at my site with hopes of making it more attrative for martins next season. i have left the houses up late this year in order to hopefully get some lookers for next spring. the last couple of nights i have had 6-8 birds doing quite of few fly bys. i'm pretty sure the...
- Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:04 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: question about attracting martins
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11267
well, thanks again to everone who had input.....it has been very helpful. i've always believed that the harder you work at something, the "luckier" you get. however, when it comes to nature/wildlife, i think that we have many more questions than we have answers. so, i agree that there is a certain a...
- Tue Jul 22, 2008 1:09 am
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: question about attracting martins
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11267
- Mon Jul 21, 2008 6:38 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: Highland Mall Roost, Austin, Texas
- Replies: 5
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- Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:48 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: question about attracting martins
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11267
ok, i'm posting a link to a video i shot last night of my "new and improved" martin site, with the large pine tree now gone and the 2 new houses. please feel free to comment and make suggestions. rick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu3M4qdAKLc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bu3M4qdAKLc
- Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:28 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: question about attracting martins
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11267
well, i was more diligent at first, (not knowing that getting martins wasn't pretty much an automatic thing :grin: ) and i played the dawn song one year all the time. i did get alot more lookers that year. i literally had martins buzzing all around my cd player. the only problem was, i about drove m...
- Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:16 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: question about attracting martins
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11267
thanks for the input........i was hoping if i left the houses up til fall, that some birds might take notice, and return next spring to move in. i will leave them up. i don't know of anyone in my immediate neighborhood that has martins, but i have seen quite a few of them in flight, and occasionally...
- Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:43 pm
- Forum: Purple Martin Forum
- Topic: question about attracting martins
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11267
question about attracting martins
i have had a 12 unit martin house in my back yard for 4-5 years now, and have not attracted any martins yet. i decided to increase my odds by adding a 24 unit castle, and another 12 unit house to the backyard this week. i was told by several people that the birds would be more apt to move in if ther...