Purple Martin Forum

2014 One pair. Two fledged! : ) It think she actually fledged yesterday, but when I checked this morning she was gone. Well, I'll miss the new exciting addition to my life, but I'm relieved it is out of my hands now. Interestingly the pieces of boiled egg I left for her two days ago were all cleaned...

How about something really strange, like an escaped white cockatiel. I understand some southern states have fairly large populations of feral pet birds.

I think the remaining chick looks too downy to fledge immediately. She/he is very bright, but cowers in the back of the compartment when I open the door. I'll use the sock and string technique. And hopefully she will be used to being checked, since I have done it four times already. When we banded t...

I'm a brand new member and landlord. This year one sub-adult pair laid three eggs, two of which hatched on the 2nd of July. The first chick fledged a week ago. In the last two days the activity around the box has gone down considerably. I still see the parents (?) entering the compartment, but less ...