Purple Martin Forum

Good for you. I had 3 pair my second year and the next I had 12 pair . This year 17 pair . Did a nest check today so far 61 babies and 21 eggs. I don't know what I've done to deserve them but I hope the best for you . We need more people like you not to give up a we know you'll take good care of the...

I did my 4th nest check Saturday 27th. I have 17 pair this year. Out of 21 gourds . Found 20 babies and 68 eggs. This is the most exciting year ever. I never dreamed I would be so blessed to have this many. I had 12 pair last year and 3 pair the year before. I have half natural gourds with tunnels a...

Hello mamabruff I'm so sorry to here about your dads passing. My condolences I know somewhat of what your going through I also have lost my mom and dad in the last three years. I have had the best year for martins this year is my third year with 13 pair 8 babies have already fledged and have 45 more...

Hello Last year I only had 3 pair and had 15 babies fledge. This year I have a total of 13 pair and it has been the most enjoyable experience since I started about 3 years ago. I did nest check today and had 34 babies and 11 more eggs to hatch. The birds stay around most of the day now . My dream wa...

Hello deba I haven't responded to you in over a year but I have been reading your post. Sounds like you and your colony are doing great this year and I know just losing one baby Martin hurts to the heart but some things we don't have any control over. I have 3 nesting pair this year with 13 babies. ...

Here is some pics of 5 and 11 day old babies


Chris

I did my 3rd nest check today. The pair that had 4 eggs last week had all hatched so they are 5 days old. The other 2 pair are 11 days old now and are really healthy. One has 4 and the other has 5 so now the total is 13 babies. One gourd did have mites so I did put about 1/4 plastic tea spoon of 5 p...

Hello everyone I have been reading all of the post. Just waiting until I was sure I had nesting martins this year before posting. So far I have three nesting pair and maybe two more sy males hanging around. I did my second nest check today and found two nest with five eggs each in them. Doing happy ...

hello courtney-nc

will try my best to be there . will be coming from near winston salem nc and probably be using interstate 40 . is the park near hickory?

thanks chris

Hello MamaBruff Your setup looks great to me. You have trees around your house as do I but I did move my gourd rack back another 30 feet. I was so praying for you to get more martins this year and it still can happen. I have had about 4 more martins staying around most of the day . I am not sure the...

Congratulation Sue P Sounds like your on your way to have a great season this year. This is my third year and right now I just have 1 nesting pair with 5 babies about 2 weeks old. I have about 3 more looks like SY martins staying around 1 has staked out a troyer horizonal gourd and has been here ove...

Thanks Anthony

And to Mark I haven't updated my profile this year but I did break down and buy 6 horizonal troyer gourds and I still have 6 natural gourds up . I have had several martins visiting besides the 1 SY male thats been here for over a week now .

Chris

Hello everyone I was concerned about a SY male hounding my mama martin so I did a nest check just to satisfy my thoughts. Everything looks very good and the five babies are doing fantastic. Here are a couple of pics. Hope all of you are doing well and also your martin families. thanks chris :)

hello everyone I have 1 pair of ASY martins that just recently had 5 babies hatch out and they are really good parents. They have been feeding and protecting their babies perfectly until about 2 days ago a SY male shows up and at first reaction I was thrilled to see another bird show up and stay all...

I love them also pmlover

God bless you and your martin family

chris

Hello everyone My wife and I did a nest check this morning and looks like all 5 eggs hatched out . I think they hatched on the 22nd because I saw eggshells under the rack and decided to wait until today to check. :grin: :grin Here is a couple of pics praying for all of you chris

hello threelilkids

Happy birthday and congratulations on being a martin grandparent. It feels great doesn't it? Hope you have a great season. Goodluck

keep us posted
chris

congrats Berndog we are in the same situation . I also have 1 pair with 5 eggs . The female has been sitting on them now for about 5 days . Their has been a sy female comming around now for about 3 days but she does'nt stay all night . Hope that both of us end up with more than 1 pair but if not I w...

Hello everyone I did a nest check today and found 5 eggs. I have been watching the one pair of martins putting leaves in a troyer horizonial gourd for over a week. I did a nest check last Thursday and did not have any eggs just full of leaves and pine straw I already had put in before the pair came....

congratulations Mamabruff I am so glad for you. I have been waiting to here from you and about your birds returning. I have had 1 asy male return on the 4th of this month and he finally got a asyfemale on the 10th . I know these aren't my founding pair. also have another asy male flying around. I am...