Purple Martin Forum

That'd be awesome!
I just hope that its not being overtaken by unwanted species b/c im unable to monitor as my days are spent at nicu.
Twins progressing nicely tho, just takes time when they come early!
Thanks all, matt

So my brand new house is up!!!
If ts and bb would get nests in it b/c of my lack of being around, should i take it down?

Ok, just was reading on this site diff things and didnt want to be overrun with unwanteds...
Thanks, its goin up today!!!

Thanks a bunch.
I was hoping peeps would say that!

Any more thoughts on this guys?

NE ohio, we have open overgrown pastures.
So maybe just put it up and see?
We have ts in #'s
I have 4bluebird houses i put up two months ago and know for sure theres bb and ts in them now...
Ive lowered the population of hs, and starlings and my house has 1/2 round openings...

Well, life throws curvballs and my wife and i just had twins the same weekend everyone was talking about putting house up. Needless to say my new house still sits in my barn as i am writing this today and wonder b/c most of my time is now spent at hospital during the day if i should even put my hou...

Well, life throws curvballs and my wife and i just had twins the same weekend everyone was talking about putting house up. Needless to say my new house still sits in my barn as i am writing this today and wonder b/c most of my time is now spent at hospital during the day if i should even put my hous...

Not trying to step on your post butt I'm new to the Martin Adventure and was wondering if the same type of protector I use for Bluebird houses will work on my martin house Pole.? It is 8 inch galvanized round pipe with half inch hardware cloth that's also galvanized. My pole is new aluminum triangul...

After reading that article I think what I'm going to do is get rid of all the sparrows I can and then take down that house that is old and put up my new Starling resistant house in a different location. The article wasn't cut and dry about having a second house 4 sparrows but I think it's on the rig...

What is everyone's thought on having a house that will be about 150 feet from my new Starling resistant Purple Martin house that already has sparrows in it from an older owner? I almost hate to take it down because it seems to me that that would make those sparrows even more likely to try to take ov...

Thanks for all the input,
I checked what im seeing in our bird book and its definitely tree swallows.
I already have two pairs of bluebirds in houses in our pasture...
Im going to wait to put up pmh for a week more or so...

:shock: Hey all, im seeing alot of what looks to me from what im gathering from pictures are sub adault martins here in northeast ohio. Its my first year and wondered if my house can go up for first time? Great house site and new house and pole( first year) My first adault siting was 3 1/2 weeks ago...