Purple Martin Forum

I've had two Lonestar pole systems for 20 years and am now about to add a third pole, to hold either 8 or 12 Super Gourds. (I'm moving some gourds from my current poles because it's becoming too hard for me to operate the winch for the 16 gourds currently mounted on each pole. Things are getting hea...

I feel your pain. I'm in east central Indiana, and for the first time in 15 years, I have NO martins. I have a total of 32 gourds, and typically half of them are occupied. But I haven't heard or seen a single martin this year, even though I've done nothing differently this year compared to past year...