Purple Martin Forum

Donna, I just wanted to tell you how AWESOME I think you are for taking these babies in You deserve a long vacation after this season...

I finally was able to watch the house cam yesterday, and just saw the runt and one of the other nestling's. I didn't know if the other four had fledged or not. I didn't even see the runt for the longest time, as I guess it was out on the porch. I wasn't able to get the Toshiba cam to load, so I coul...

Very nice nest cam Gus! I just saw the little runt get a juicy dragonfly....

I really enjoy watching your nest cams. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to watch them...

I think they're all in there, and seem to be doing fine. Mom and dad has resumed feeding again. Good luck, I hope he doesn't come back!

Whew, he left. I hope he doesn't bother them again...

Gus, I was almost freaking out here. A subbie male was in the gourd with the babies pecking around on them. Momma came in and started whipping up on him. He just laid there playing possum. I was getting ready to start a new post to let you know, but then I heard the rack start coming down, and you m...

I started out using scissors, but I found it a lot quicker, just to stack them on top of each other, then grab an edge, and start ripping....

OMG, I just saw daddy try to cram a dragonfly (I think) down one of their throats, but the baby couldn't get it down, so the daddy pulled it back out and crammed it down again. Whew, the baby got it down the second time. Man, this can been nerve racking watching this....

Good clear picture Randal! They are so cute! For some reason my sound isn't working. Do you have it turned off, or is it something on my end?

Liz, I bought some corn husks at Wal-Mart. The kind you wrap hot tamales with. I ripped them into about 1-2 inch strips. My birds like them too, but they seem to use the straw up before the husks.

That's wonderful news Susan! Let us know how his maiden voyage goes...

Daryle, I had a big box of pine needles that I had collected this past winter, but my hubby thinking it was trash, burned them. I had a bale of straw here, so I threw some of that on the ground in front of the gourd racks. My birds starting using the straw, and they love it. I put the rest of the ba...

I just got done listening to the interview Larry, and you did a fine job! You didn't sound nervous one bit. I'm sure it was very informative to future landlords. Great job!....

Woo Hoo! Congratulations Caroline! I hope they bring in many more!...

Gus, I'm so sorry.....

Delma, here's a link to a site that shows you how to do it.

http://www.sialis.org/wingtrim.htm

It's working now Gus. Thank You! I think my problem was a pop up blocker. When I gave it permission to allow pop ups, it started working.

OMG, you guys are cracking me up!.....

WOW Troy! That's an awesome number for the first year!... :) .... I had a couple of Bo Gourds, but my Martins wouldn't use them either, so I took them down. They really love the Big Bos, and the Combo Plus gourds I have from S&K. I also have the S&K Red Barn, (which I modified into bigger ro...

Great pics Gus! I believe they are committed to your site... .....Also, they really seem to love your perching pole. I see them hanging out quite a bit on it. Good luck to you, I hope you get lots more!....