Purple Martin Forum

After standing in the snow and cold here in Northeast Wisconsin trying unsuccessfully to feed our starving Purple Martins by flipping cricket's I came up with a technique that works. The houses we have are wood and all have porches attached. I removed the saw blade from a pruning pole. Then attached...

We have a V-Trap which my husband built and looks to be of similar size as the one in your photos. We use it every year. I can give you a few suggestions as to what seems to work for us. But before I do I would like to let you know that we don't catch very many starlings in this trap...I think it mi...

Hi Mark, Your weather is very similar to what we are experiencing here in NE Wisconsin. I'm about 45 miles North of Green Bay. At the present time I too have about 18 Martins at my colony and had tried the exact same things you have, putting crickets and mealworms on a platform feeder, flicking cric...

Make a scarecrow/dummy that has a face similar to yours and is looking up. Put a cap on said dummy and dress him in your usual clothing. Make sure that the arms and legs can catch the wind and move. Position him in different areas near your colony and alternate positions where your hawks attack from...

You are a super hero!! My lips are sealed and your secret is safe with me. Sincerely hope there doesn't have to be a Black Ops Season 2 in 2021.

I was wondering if anyone knew if Whole Genome Sequencing has been done on our Purple Martins.