Purple Martin Forum

Larry & Nancy Cummins from Connersville,Ind.
Our first adult male came in bright and early this morning.

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We have 4 all pointing different directions ,did'nt stop the owls at all,after we saw 2 porches riped off ,we started playing a radio at night ,that worked.

Thats great,but what exactly is a super colony ?Would that be 100 pr. or more? Nancy

I think he's talking about starlings. 'Rat birds'

If those are possibly yellow jackets ,OUCH! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_jacket

I beleive the Nutria is a vegetarian,but it's close relative the Muskrat eats fish,but neither eat birds or eggs so they would have no reasen to try to climb a martin pole.

Minks also climb and eat birds and eggs,but they have a tail.

I know the tree swallows here fledged there young also but I meant maybe a owl or hawk may of got them after they left,I really doubt it but I don't know. If your talking about how many TS there was 14 pair all together,I don't know how many have fledged,I don't mess with them once they nest only gi...

Hi Flyin-lowe
We've always had a few pair to renest,I beleive there's 3 pair renesting now .Some one told us that it's because they lost their first babies some how. Don't really know why,thats just what we've been told. Maybe someone else knows for sure.
Nancy

5-25-09 nest check
243 eggs in 51 nest
17 completed nest with green leaves and still nest building going on.

Looks like a baby grey catbird but not sure.

Around here them nasty things have 2 broods a year,I guess because maybe they start so early with their first.

We use conley excluders and round holes,trap and shoot all year.Have got rid of well over a 100 starlings and about 30 HS since about Feb. of this year.

They always pick the gourds first.

Some pictures of our sight
http://www.photoworks.com/members/Larry_And_Nancy

No,thats a ASY male if he solid black and has no white on his under side

I don't know what kind of entrances you have on your house,gourds,but I would try at least one round hole and see what happens.

Hi Mary Actually I found that pretty easy,I saw pics of Astrids place here on the forum and saw she lived near the water so I just thought of things that would live near water and the first thing I thought of was water lizard so Water lizard scat was the first thing I looked up and there it was. I'm...

Your very welcome, I'm glad I could help.
Nancy C.