Purple Martin Forum

Thanks, Matt. I plan to add the other two gourds today giving a few more birds a place to go. Cool temperatures and a lot of rain coming our way this week. Kaye

Thank you, Rob. I will give the information to my handy neighbor to hopefully make.

I bought the 2” multipurpose pole last year with two watersedge 6 rooms each. (With rope pulley system) I also had a S&K house on a telescopic pole, which I am no longer going to use. This year I’m only using the 2” multipurpose pole and it’s at capacity with Martin’s. I added two S&K gourds...

I’ve ordered the protectors From PMCA. I didn’t realize I needed them on the out side also. 😬 I will get a couple people to help me. I’m sure we can get the ones for inside. The outside may need to be a project for next year. Brent, the ones you have for the outside look like styrofoam, or totally d...

My first wing Entrapment two days ago was devastating. My Christmas present was two waters edge 3 story houses with a multi purpose pole with pulley. I was skeptical about these aluminum houses after they arrived …everything seems sharp and dangerous about them. I found a female with her wing on the...

Thank you, I will keep hoping for the best.

Last year was my best year with 5 pair of asy’s and one pair of sy’s. One female arrived early on March 7, stayed around about 3 days and disappeared with weather being very cold and windy. Two Asy males arrived April 1 and have been working their little tails off trying to get a female. It’s day 11...

Thank you for sharing your beautiful story of Buddy. Warms my heart. Kaye

That is definitely genius! Last year was my first year to supplement feed my Martin’s. Oklahoma had five days of rain in May and we lost many birds. I rigged up an extension light bulb changer pole we had purchased at Lowe’s for changing our lightbulbs. I then taped a mini solo cup to the end, and f...

This happened last year with two of my males fighting and one ended up on the netting. I ran to help him and before I got there he was able to free himself. Thank goodness. The netting seems to be the best answer for snakes living next to the lake. One house up yesterday and first thing this morning...

Tom, happy to hear your babies have arrived. I’m so nervous about them arriving early here. Saw a report that someone had posted February 15, arrival here in NE Oklahoma. That’s about a month early I believe. Hoping mine stay South for another month….it’s cold and definitely no bugs. Kaye

Decided to check on the 3 babies left for single Dad this afternoon and was also concerned about a baby I put with a pair that out of 6 eggs only one hatched. I thought the new family carried away the baby and dropped it in the lake yesterday….. so I needed to check to ease my mind. ( Must have been...

At noon all 6 babies were still alive and I moved 3 to 3 different nest. glad that is over for now. Dad is still feeding the 3 left for him. I will keep a close eye. Thanks for all the help.

I’m almost certain SY males killed the female. I watched until after dark last night and when the male finally went in two SY male’s shot in behind him. They did not come back out until early this morning after a thunderstorm finally quit. Also, by 8:30 last evening there were at least seven male sy...

Tom, I will follow your advice. Been watching closely this evening and I know he’s not coming enough for 6.
Having trouble with 4 Sy bachelors fighting to get in with the ASY pairs. I wonder if they may have killed the female? They have been very aggressive.
Thank you MKaye

If I move some of the babies with other pairs will they except them? The pair that only has one baby, what will they think if they suddenly have say 3 or 4? Do I just let nature decide and leave them where they are with Dad? I would appreciate some advice so much. MKaye.

We have 5 ASY pairs this year and 4 had 6 eggs 1 with 5. Rain was relentless through a big part of May with 15 to 40 mile an hour winds at times. I fed them on the porch’s for 3 or 4 days and they eat crickets and meal worms. Today we found a female dead inside with 6 babies that are 5 or 6 days old...

I live in Northeast Oklahoma at grand Lake it’s been raining here for the last two weeks days at a time. This last week it was cold and rainy for most of five days, I supplement feed my birds for the first time by buying crickets and mealworms at a local bait shop here. (300 hundred dollars later). ...

Happy day for you. Congratulations!!!

I should say what a happy morning. My first asy of the season arrived flying across the lake and landed on the house that’s only half way up and closed compartments. A lot of yelling and excitement at our house. Lol. I think he knew it was his house and he was home. Anyway, that’s what I thought at ...