Purple Martin Forum

Okie wrote:Where are you in Oklahoma?

I'm in Piedmont. Just Northwest of downtown OKC.

Thanks John, I didn't even think about another Martin being the culprit. I guessed pecking death because she had a small patch of exposed bald skin that had been picked at on the back of her skull. Having a full colony of pairing Martins may have created the fierce competition for the gourd. I'm hap...

Hello everyone. I have a 12 gourd colony and all of them have the excluder II entrance. I did a nest check today to see if any of the 8 or 9 pairs I have had started building in earnest. Inside one of my gourds I discovered a female that had been pecked to death. I haven't seen any starlings trying ...

Hello everyone. I'd like to offer a set of six owl guards to anyone that sends me their mailing address. I'll even pay shipping! Five have seen one year of service and one is still in the package with the instructions. I no longer have a need for these and I don't want to just throw them in the tras...