Purple Martin Forum

I don't think you will have to worry the second year male will have a mate before you know it. I would be more worried if the male had not shone back up. I had a male for three years that came back to his same gourd at around march 1st he always got a female by the 15th of April. But he didn't make ...

Hello...tcg I have had only one pair for the past three years this would be the forth year but either my martin is two weeks late or something happened to him. :-( But the years that i was blessed with him showing up have been very enjoyable. He always choose the same gourd to nest in. and they wher...

I live in Florence Ala, in the north/west corner of the state. I have seen very few martins in this area, they seem to be very late this season. Most of the landlords in this area either don't have any martins yet or very few birds. I have only had one pair the past three years so i am not sure if m...

Hello,..snowbug...Sorry for your loss, But at least by you getting the picture of the attack and putting it on the forum so others can see that a owl can get just about any where they want to get, to catch the martins. I am sure their will be a lot of landlords close up the bottoms of their colonys ...

Hello...Tallsilver, Thanks for your reply on my post, It sure sounds like you have a great start now with your new colony :) that is great to hear. I have tried for years to get a start in martins but I didn't have the best set up for them, to many trees but i took down all the trees and that really...

...with only one pair of martins at my small colony, but the pair fledged 4 young this year... :grin: I hope my colony will get a better start next season, If my Asy male can make it back for a forth year along with the female of this past season. I hope everyone has had a great martin season this y...

Hello Gobbler T....Haven't you heard that it takes money
to get and keep females
Maybe you need to hang some Green backs in the martin
house then you would have to beat the females off with a
stick
I sure hope you get your start this year with martins
I will be pulling for you.

Hello,...Razman Sounds like you and me are kind of in the same boat, as we both have only had one pair for the past three years. I have hoped to have more pairs by now, as i am sure you was hoping to have a lot more birds to. I am not sure what to tell you to do about your female trouble but most li...

Hello, Gobbler T....If martins can hear anything like wild turkeys you can play it on super low :) When I was trying to get a start in martins i played my cd way to loud and when the martins came in they would act like they were afraid to land, but when i turned the sound down really low they would ...

Thanks,...Dorn for your response to my
questions I will give it a try.
Hope you have a great martin season.

Thanks, Emil for your quick reply. I use most all natural gourds that are 10 inches deep some have tunnels and porches, i also use some without any tunnels but i have a porch on them all my gourds have crescent openings. As for the area around the martin pole the area is pretty open the nearest tree...

...I would like to know if anyone else was having the same trouble with getting their colony to grow I have had one pair for the last three years. The ASY male has came back to his same gourd now for the past three seasons he has a new mate again this year, he seems to be content with not having oth...

Hello,..Charlie...
I use pine straw because it drys out better after it becomes
wet, I also use it in my other bird nests.
The blue birds love to use it as well.

Hello...Sharon, Sorry to hear of your starling trouble, :evil: But yes i think the starlings could be a lot of trouble to you. I don't know much about useing traps on the starlings. But what i do to take care of my trouble birds is to pull my car up close to the martins house and use a towel over th...

Tony, Sorry to hear that you still haven't had any luck yet with starting your martin colony, :-( but don't give up hope your day will come. As for myself i have one ASY male back, this makes the third year for him to be at my place :grin: he goes to the same gourd every year I'm very thankful for h...

Congrats Don,... It will not take him long to find a mate this year. I had a ASY male to show up Sat the 24th he had a female with him last night when he came in for the night, Your male will find a female before you know it. :grin: Good luck to you with your martins this season. This is my third se...

Hello Tony, Thought I would check and see if you are having
any luck yet with starting martins at your place after all the hard
work you have done to get your start, I sure wish you the best.
Also want to wish you good luck chasing those longbeards around
this spring

Tim that is a great looking setup you have their, I bet your gourds
will fill up in no time with the set up you have.
I know how it is to wait so long to enjoy a colony. But it sure is worth
the wait when you get a start,
I wish you the best of luck with your martins

Hello Ed... I bet your birds will be their soon, with that many pairs
that you had last year I would not think anything would happen to
all of them, As long as you didn't have a snake or owl are any other
problem then your martins should return,
Good luck to you with your colony

Emil...I would have to agree with you, their are times for private messages But the best way to learn about martins, and how and what to do best for them is to read all you can, the forum is the best place that i have found for getting that information. I have really got some good information on the...