Purple Martin Forum

Hello everyone....can someone tell me the appropriate height from the porch to the bottom of the SREH opening should be? I have heard no more than 1/2 inch and 3/8 inch was the best....Last year I heard that it should be, opening should be flush with the porch floor....so I made some wood pieces to ...

Has anyone tried the troyer repeating S & S trap for starlings? I would appreciate any feedback and info. Thanks.

I always thought that once you got your colony started with parents and fledglings, they would always comes back every year.....I read where this isn't true, that the fledglings do not always return to where they are born....Maybe its just the parents ,that return to there previous colony..I am not ...

CAN I TEMPORARILY PUT UP BIRD NETTING FOR SNAKE PROTECTION TILL I GET MY PREDATOR GUARDS MADE AND UP....THEN I WILL PERMANENTLY USE THE BIRD NETTING TOO!! LIKE THE PICS SHOWED IN THE FORUM.... I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE NEXT CHECKS IN THE PROCESS, WHILE I DON'T HAVE A PREDATOR GUARD UP....ANY SU...

Hey JL COULD YOU PLEASE SEND ME THOSE 2 LINKS YOU SENT THIS MORNING ON HOW TO MAKE THE NETTING NEST FOR SNAKE PROTECTION FOR MY MARTIN POLE.......I MUST HAVE DELETED IT.....SORRY....THANKS CHASE48

THANKS JL.....I APPRECIATE THE INFO AND I AM GOING TO GET SOME AND TRY PUTTING IT UNDER MY GOURDS.....THANK YOU SO MUCH JL....HAVE A NICE DAY

CAN ANYONE SEND ME INFO ON HOW TO MAKE A SNAKE PROTECTION WITH BIRD NETTING.......I LOST SOME BABIES TODAY......THANKS CHASE48

WELL IT HAS BEEN AWHILE SINCE I HAVE LOGGED IN......I HAVE SOME GOOD NEWS AND BAD.....GOOD NEWS IS ,I HAVE MARTINS NESTING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 4 YEARS....LOST MY COLONY TO CHICKEN SNAKE IN THE PAST......HAVE PUT UP PREDATOR GUARDS ON ALL MY POLES SINCE THEN......HAVE MANY GOURDS AND A TRENDSETTER ...

. Hello everybody. HAPPY EASTER. I am having problems with wasp wanting to build in my gourds. Has anyone else had this problem and how did you solve it. I am afraid to spray anything inside. Because I don't want to hurt the martins. Please help me ,if you have any suggestions or advice on what to ...

Has anyone heard about that it is a mistake to play the purple martin morning song too much during the day. I have played my all day. But have read that this is wrong. Does anyone know for sure. I have lost my colonies twice to rat snakes. But now have predator guards in place. And am trying my best...

HELLO Everyone, I am new to this forum.....I have just bought a new 12 compartment Trendsetter house.....I am going to change out 6 of the openings to Conley holes....Has anyone got any advice on doing this.....I have alot of Starlings in my area which I battle each year.....Very tired of this every...