Purple Martin Forum

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...

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...

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...

would i need to reinforce my houses in order to hang gourds from them? are natural gourds any better than the man made gourds? i may want to try at least a few gourds next spring.......i'm willing to try anything that will increase my odds!

cchild03.........the martins gather here by the 1000's, prob more like 10k in wichita, ks. usually down by st. francis hospital. i haven't heard about whether or not this has started to occur yet this year, but will try to keep you posted if you are interested! how far are you from wichita? rick

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

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...

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...

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...