Purple Martin Forum

Looks great, I like the red trim.

I’ve also built another T-14 for my colony. This will be number 3. I hope to see them soon!

Outstanding!

My Martin’s have been gone since last Tuesday but I did see a few past over on Saturday evening. They didn’t stop in but they did sing a few notes as they flew by. The barn swallows are still here.

Amazing numbers! Good job Dick.

Yes I still have about 30 here in the evenings. They come in around 8:30 and leave before 7:00 the next morning. I never see them at all through the day.

Thanks Dave. Are you still seeing Martins there along the river. I’ve had about 3 dozen here in the evenings the last few days.

Coupler and pole.

Dave, I use 5” galvanized air system tubing from our grain storage facility. I set a 60” piece in concrete leaving 2 feet above the ground. I use a 4 bolt galvanized coupling to attach the pole. The pole is 12’ long and at the top I cut a 1-1/4” x 6” long slot for the pulley and attach it with a 3/4...

Wow! That has been some terrible weather. Surely you’ll have better luck next year. You need to be commended for flipping that many crickets, job well done!!

I’m an empty nester as of 15 minutes ago. I took the last T-14 down for a nest check of my final family of chicks, really wasn’t sure that they hadn’t already fledged. When I opened the door I found the last two chicks and suddenly one took flight. That was pretty cool! It came out and dropped to wi...

Quite a gathering this morning. I had around 85 Martins visiting the barnyard. Twenty or so were perched on the T14’s and 65 perched on the entrance wire from the road.

You’re due for a less stressful year!

Great job!

Still have seven more to go, three are still little gray fuzz balls, but are strong and healthy. I found 2 late sleepers in one of the empty nests cavities. They didn’t mind me a bit checking the housing. They flew out about half way up as I raised the house. Still have about 2 dozen PM staying the ...

Dave,
It’s been several years since we got fertilizer there. We loaded material from a barge location north of town I believe. It’s a two hour trip for us to get there from our farm.

Fantastic!

Dave, I was in your neck of the woods a couple weeks ago. We passed a golf course that had a couple of Martin houses but it wasn’t Oxbow. We were near Wittens farm market. Glad to see you had good success!

This evening my wife and I were walking around the flower beds. I turned to ask her something and just then a new fledgling flew around the corner and landed on her shoulder. I carefully captured it and placed it on a crabapple limb. It didn’t stay long and flew across the barnyard to the neighbor’s...

Thanks Mike. I thought my numbers were thinning until this morning. Every perch was loaded with martins. Maybe some of yours stopped in for a visit.