Purple Martin Forum

I still have the same martin mike very slow but it's ok with this crazy weather I don't want anymore until it warms up lol

Mike how much was the pole and where did u get it at sims metal

Yea my yard is soggy to Dave but I'm hoping for spring weather I have a ton of grackles and Robbins also I seen my bluebirds hanging around all day so we shall see this week if they continue to push north .

Well I got my housing up finally been working 12hrs 7 days a week haven't had time to do much of anything last year I had my first scout on march 11 so I want to be ready but this crazy has got me a little bit scared if they return early calling for 60's into Thursday then back in the 40's as much a...

Bulldog I have a Bradford pear about 20 feet from my site and they actually love it they pull there nest leaves from it by the end of nest season the top of the tree is just sticks where they took all the leaves off

walmart have some CD players for like 40$i got one last year and played the Daytime chatter CD in it and just hit the repeat buttton on the CD player and when i got home it was playing all day 10 hrs

I get my pine straw and seven dust at the Home Depot at edenburg

I get my pine straw and seven dust at the Home Depot at edenburg

Looks good mike before u put them up sprinkle a little bit of 7 dust in the bottom of the gourds an out pine straw in each gourd the females will be drawn in my birds love it for some reason the don't they will pull it out I have a pair that pulls it out every year an builds a mud an stick nest lol ...

Benifett an bunch of walnuts is where I live I am glad u already have had martins if u need anything or questions u can call me 757-288-6585 i am a younger generation martiner but have been around them all my life an have a lot of knowledge with them so please don't hesatate to call or stop by you r...

That's near head of river I think right mike

I live in hickory off benefit rd

Hello Mike I live in Chesapeake also if u have any questions feel free to ask I will help with anything I can I have been looking for other people in the area all my info is on the mentor page .

He's from PA he is probably getting ready for a wallop of snow

Hello Andy welcome to this forum you will meet wonderful people and a lot lot of information on caring for these beautiful and intelligent birds please ask any questions you have to make sure we can keep our birds safe as we can they rely on us to protect them while they nest in our sites again welc...

I hope so I can't wait I sit on the porch every night hoping to see more than just the one female return

One female asy an no other birds seen in 9 days I guess it is going to be a very late year for us this year in the va area reports a lot lower than last year this time

Seems they have slowed back down got my first ASY female on the 11th of march here in va an my neighbor got one the day after haven't seen any since. Last year it seemed like after the first one arrived it was like one extra every nite after with the winds starting to blow again tomorrow out of the ...

You will be fine my pole used to be 15 feet but like u the wind blowing across my field almost breaking my poles so I lowerd mine to 10 feet and the never skipped a beat you will be fine hope u have a wonderful year

Where are they at last year VA already had martins this year they are running late hope they get here soon