Purple Martin Forum

I've owned and shot .177 pump pellet rifles, break barrel pellet rifles, and pre -charge pneumatic pellet rifles. never had the need for a larger caliber. The pump pellet rifle is a pain in the arm pumping enough air pressure for one shot. The break barrel pellet rifle is loud enough to get neighbor...

Thanks, I may build one to see if it works.

I have not heard from the guy I gave them to. I've seen PM flying over my area.

The TITTER-TOTTER ASSY

Here is a Nest Box Trap that is based on a 4-inch PVC sewer pipe and a titer totter using a large plastic coffee container. I built (3D) around it and came up with this. Wooden material is 3/4-inch Cedar. I choose Cedar for its light weight. * Choose your materials. Change the material thickness. yo...

Yeah, I hope this guy will send more pictures throughout the season.

SSMartin wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 17, 2022 5:11 pm

I like those houses on the left and right. Hybrid gourd/house not sure what to call them.

Do they remind you of this? Mine is not the copy.

I am so happy that the guy I gave my PM Housing to fulfill his promise to send a picture
after he planted them. I look forward for more pictures.

There they go. I gave them to a guy that has acreage and a pond in Alvin Texas.
He was doing some work for me, and he notice my PM housing. He started talking about
PMs. I asked if he would like to take my PM housing and he said yes. Today he came
and we took them down.

Oh yeah, they did the opossum trick, not a single bird that did not have a nest box
moved specially the pair of Red Rump Parakeets that was 3 feet away
from this hawk.

No feeders, no wild birds doves, no martins for the past 3 years, still plenty of hawks.

My cage birds attracts hawks, as you can see in the photo I posted, a Sharp Shined hawk
perched on my birds cage.

Gary,
Thank you very much. I've decided to put an aviary in my backyard instead.

I am taking my two 12-room Purple Martin housing down for the last time. There has been no activity in the past three years. I see them flying around feeding in the area but no visitor. Mistake 1: having bird feeders that attracted local wild birds. Hawks feasted on them and the Purple Martins. It w...

Thanks for the info. I tried to attach a .jpeg file instead of the .mp4 file and it told me to go ahead and attach the file.

I tried to attach a video to my new post Purple Martins Flying above my site. I tried attaching a file with a .MOV file extension, the system alerted me the file has an invalid extension. The I tried attaching a file with a .MP4 file extension, the system alerted me the file has an invalid extension...

None, so far. I have not seen any flying around in my area.

The PVC Expanded Foam come in white and black. It does not matter for you can paint it
any color.

The pictures you see in my post are 3D computer models.

There is a product named ZEVO. They claim it is safe to use around people and pets.
Can be found at Home Depot where bug and insects killer are found.

Thanks, The one on the left was built back in 2000, the one on the right is newer. At one time I had 18 pairs, because of the hawks in my neighborhood, It's been down to zero occupancy. Amazingly I don't see the starlings nor the sparrows. It's a little boring sitting behind my blind waiting for som...

I sent them up hoping for some residents.