Purple Martin Forum

Hopefully this year is my year to get some Martin's

I too am curious what type of camera you are using.

A deer camera is sometimes quite inexpensive at a local sporting goods store or walmart. Ive seem them for around $50. It would be a huge purchase to find your culprit. I myself am curious.

At one point i have about 8-10 birds visiting and hanging out for 1-2 days then they moved on. for now i seem to have 1 male that is focused on 1 of the gourds and leave to bring new followers. Just gonna be more patient. I also agree. Im gonna try to keep different houses and offer what they like t...

Ok so I made an investment in the purple Martins! Got me a 3” deluxe rack with winch to hold 24 houses. I will be upgrading some of my houses to Troyer gourds down the road, so room to grow! This pole was a little pricy but it is very nice and should last me a long time. Got a predator guard too. Ca...

Windy day today and not many visitors. My houses are moving all over the place with this tri-tel pole. I think im gonna bite the bullet and buy a deluxe gourd rack or something else that doesnt sway soo much. Prob too late to put it up this year though. Any suggestions on this pole or being to late ...

I agree. I bought 1 just to see how it was made and how it installed on my pole. It is very well built and designed. Already had a few Martin checking it out. It’s like a new generation of housing. I like the fact you can do a nest check / change very easy and quickly. I hope to switch over to these...

That looks awesome! I hope one day i can upgrade my telescopic pole to the one you have. How tall is that pole, it might just be the phot but looks very short.

I also have been playing the songs and trying to get a pair to stay. Good Luck!

Thanks flyin-lowe and deancamp.

Ok so no one spent the night. I had one late evening go in the gourd but didnt stay. Maybe too mach activity at the house or having the daytime chatter playing too long. Looking forward to what tomorrow brings.

Here is a video of my first pair to check out the houses. Only took 3 years. I hope they stay and eventually move into the better houses. Also there is a HOSP on one of the top gourds.Gonna make a trap for that.

https://youtu.be/hxohNPTsmpU

Thanks mjfog. Yea here lately its has just been me enjoying adult beverages looking at just the houses lol. Hopefully they stay. Now I have house sparrows too and they go right into the cresent opening. Guess you cant buy an entrance to stop HOSP. Gonna keep my pellet rifle handy and also prob make ...

The one on the right side of the house is the only one i can see with my cameras so that is all i know at the moment. Adding BlinkXT cameras to the poles later today when I get home.

So i added my old traditional gourds below each S&K house and also played the purple martin sounds. Ive had a few fly bys today and also a few that landed in the traditional gourds and stuck their head out. They dont seem to like the S&K with owl tunnel and guards. oh well i just hope they s...

deancamp & rrmartins , thanks for the advice!

So I played the song this evening and same old thing, just a fly by
https://youtu.be/KD8RPcCsH1Q

Great idea! I put my Bose waterproof speaker and battery pack on my pole. Have a scheduled task to play the morning song from my computer. We will see how it goes.

Thanks Billiejr & flyin-lowe. I will keep an eye on the poles. They help up well with 2 gourd racks and 25 mph winds. Hopefully they will be better now that i have only 1 rack per pole. I didnt think about being too close to my neighbor. I hope im far enough away. Do you think my 2 poles need to...

Just wanted to post a few pictures of my setup and layout to make sure I am doing this correctly. Any suggestions are appreciated. I have 2 tripoles and gourds from TSC. Some of the pictures show 2 racks per pole but i split them up into 1 rack on each of the 2 poles. Also all of my round entrances ...

What kind of Bose speaker are you using? Also where is the speaker and how loud is the volume. I am also trying to play the dawn song. I tried automatically playing the song from 4-6am on my front porch speakers but it is about 50 ft from the PM houses. I was thinking of putting a speaker on the gou...