Purple Martin Forum

10 martins 3 adult pairs

Think there just about gone, didn't see any of th for 3 days tjen only 9 this morning

Had a great year 68 out of 78 eggs have hatched and fledged . It's awesome watching the young learning to fly

Thanks DebA. Yes it is a good year for me. Know I have seen where I have make improvements . I have a three story 18 room house on a teles. Pole it's too heavy for me to continue to left. More nests the heavey it gets. Plan is to build a 30 room house and put it on a winch pole. The Alu. House I hav...

17 nest 78 eggs 68 hatched so for 20 fledged

18 nest 36 hatched 34 more to go two nest just waiting for rest of eggs

Joe . Ian from Louisiana and I don't have a good location rather. Two of my houses are up against my house and one is only 12 feet from a big tree. But yet I have 17 pairs. So I would keep trying. Good luck hope get some martins

My frist nest hatched 4 young , did good frist 4 days then two where on the ground the next day the other two was on the ground dead two. I see no starlings are house sparrows . What could of happened

Last nest check yesterday 17 nest 59 eggs 4 baby's 4 nests with no eggs

This year I should end up with 17 nest

This I have 51 eggs so far in 13 nest and still have 5 nest with no eggs . Last year 3 nest 15 eggs

Thanks Kathy , the reason I asked because I had checked early one morning then the next day late in afternoon and found two eggs where there was none

Anyone know when martins lay eggs more in the morning r in the afternoons so when's the best te to nest check mornings r afternoon

Last year three pairs 15 eggs this year I have 6 nests with 23 eggs so far and 10 more nests being built

I sure. Hope so Keith,I know there sure trying, they fly off a couple hr.s come back sing a while check the houses then off againl

This year I have only 6 martins 5 males one female

Jason wrote:Had a good first year 3 pairs 15 eggs15 fledged . This years setup

trying to pat pic but haven't got it yet

Had a good first year 3 pairs 15 eggs15 fledged . This years setup

first year as landlord had one pair asy and two pair sy , 15 eggs 15 fledged

well one nest flown tweo more nest to go. has anyone have a martin hit buzz your head i mean touch your head when u go around the pole