Purple Martin Forum

Sweet! Thanks for sharing, the Dad in our house enjoyed it too!

Hope, We live in the country outside of Fayette and have seen a big increase from past years. I think this is due to supplemental feeding when it got so cold, better housing-new T14's and bigger gourds, and HOSP control. Our nest check today: 55 hatchlings and 72 eggs. We do have the housing in a wi...

Congrats, Very happy for you!

We do have the shim to keep pm's out. Thanks everyone, sure appreciate the suggestions and will definitely use your tips! On a good note, the PMCA repeating trap got a male HOSP morning!

We are using these traps in our T14's but have had no success. The traps are placed at the back of the compartments the sparrows are nesting in with a nesting tunnel to the trap. Any other suggestions? Thanks!

There was a large group of SY's at our location in mid MO this morning, too many to count! Looks like most headed north.

Greetings, A large group of subs this morning in mid Missouri, over 100 birds! Amazing to see so many in a group, a first for us to see! It will be interesting to see if any stay with our colony of 40 birds as we still have some rooms available in the T 14's. Happy Mother's Day to all of the Martin ...