Purple Martin Forum

So happy this is helpful for you Tom! Sure made a difference for us!

Hi, Thanks to Louise and John describing their pole process for plugging gourds, we put our thinking caps on about how to handle nest checks for our "any day now" nests mixed with pinkies. As we thought about it we noticed that the older hatchlings would always move to the back of the gour...

John do you have a picture you could post? Hoping my husband could make us one ...

For those near Austin Texas -- thought you might enjoy this event put on by Travis Audubon ____________________________ 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM June 4th Learn about the history and development of this amazing colony in South Austin and the neighborhood’s involvement from owner Laura Joseph. There will be ...

Thank you for sharing Okie -- that's great!

Also bit of an update -- the SY is now entering the gourd and peeking out from the tunnel. I don't see any fighting and I don't see any eggs broken or laying around the rack so hopefully he is taking up where her first mate left off....

Jacquie

Thank you Laverne and Curtis! I appreciate your advice and it helped to confirm my own thinking that we should just "let it be" and help her anyway we can as she moves through the process of raising the brood. I'll keep mealworm in the bed and breakfast in case she wants to grab a quick bi...

Our first pair to lay eggs (4/11 laid first egg -- very early for us) has run into trouble. The Adult Male is no longer around. Haven't seen him for several days. The female seems to be incubating the eggs as she will come out of the gourd for 5 minutes or so and then go right back in to the nest. W...

Can't thank you enough for the detail and guidance! Now just have to wait on supplies to arrive. We have 28 gourds So far the offending starling hasn't found a mate that can also enter but he brings potential candidates by every morning. As soon as I see him either I go out or I send the dogs. He fl...

Hi, Is this the correct material? And, do you have the dimensions for the finished pieces? I will measure our porches too, but just want to compare and use as an audit. https://www.amazon.com/Polyethylene-Off-White-Standard-Tolerance-D4976-245/dp/B00CPRDN3W What if we just use the wing guard or use ...

Thank you Mark! I'll get hubby on it! We don't have a table saw but hopefully he can figure something out...

Thank you! Didn't see him all day but afraid he'll be back. Hopefully can get the modifications done this weekend if we can find the material.

Hi, I do have the traps and was planning to try that today! I'm hopeful, but there are now three coming around, though I've only seen the one enter gourd 18. Feel like I need to make the modification for peace of mind even if I get lucky with the trap (the PMCA person I talked with said starlings wo...

OMG is right! Have been battling starlings for a few days since I modified my neighbors house next door and added Crescent openings. I only have Troyer Vertical and Horizontal Gourds all with Connelly II so didn't think a thing about it. YIKES! Have one coming and going out of a gourd now. Mark -- y...

Hi Annie
My Martins arrived yesterday here at Canyon Lake. Several spent the night and are active this morning around the racks. Hoping they are staying !

Jacquie

Looks great! Hope the birds don't mind the gourd rack I replaced it with!

Happy Day!

Jacquie

Thank you! Very kind of you!

Thank you! I have a client near there so I'll swing by next time I'm up there!

Jacquie

Hi
Where is the ballpark? I bought a bale of pine needles from the Natural Gardener near Bee Caves for $7 but it would be great to get fresh ones...

Jacquie

Thank you all! Going to get a new 3 inch pole, but was hoping to add some more housing to the twelve rack of gourds on the 2 inch square as well.

Happy day!

Hi. Can anyone tell me how much weight I can put on a 2 inch aluminum pole? Will it hold 72 pounds? Thanks