Purple Martin Forum

Hopefully some SY's take a trip through the Tri-State Area before heading up to you!

Ha, so I am crazy

Ok, but thank you for that video Matt! I had looked at a few but did not see that one!

I think I found a dawn song recording: http://macaulaylibrary.org/audio/85202 Right? yes? no? I really hope so, as I thought I heard something like that this morning! I went to bed with my window open and was pleased to hear birds, but it didn't occur to me, in the grogginess of morning, to listen s...

Well, I got Quicktime, and now I can play the files but when I do, no sound comes out, just a soft static from my speakers. Music on like youtube plays fine, so I do not know why these files do not play sound even though I can get them to play. Going back to the big list of sounds: http://tinyurl.co...

No, those are not dawnsong (only listened to first four) - some are labeled as to type of call, time of year, etc, and those rule out dawnsong. there's a statement on the page that 9 recordings are restricted, those may be the dawnsong recordings as sold by PMCA; Cornell Lab produces them for the P...

Hello! I do not own a dawn song CD, so I have no clue what it sounds like. Does it sound like any of the calls found on this database? There are 4 options. I'm assuming the first one is like "Daytime Chatter" but I'm not sure which, if any, are a dawnsong. I shortened the link since it was...

Thank you! Hopefully the Martins like it as much as I do!

Every porch I see comes in a 2-part setup, one porch for the inside and one for the outside. However, is the porch going on the inside really necessary? I cannot see how it is beneficial, as it would seem like it would just be in the way of a nest. Would it be better to simply put one porch on the o...

FINALLY--- my gourd setup is complete! Thank you so much Burt for the 6 gourds, and Matt for the 12 ft pole! Here are some pictures below, showing basically every view around my setup. Let me know what you think! Enjoy http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz227/michaelmay26/100_1671_zpstezeeo8s.jpg [/...

Thank you everyone! I'm going to have to pass on Dawnsong, hopefully they spot my gourds. I will definitely smear some mud and add nesting materials though!

Hi everyone! My pole is currently in a sleeve, surrounded by concrete in the ground. All I need to do is get the gourds up! :grin: :grin: :grin: However, I just have a few questions on actually getting PM's here. 1)Is playing a CD like Dawnsong 100% required? I don't know how reasonable it would be ...

Thanks everyone for tips. I would love to put it out in the middle of either of our yards, only thing is my dad feels having a pole in the middle of the yard would get in the way. We are a very athletic family and commonly play sports in our yards, so I guess I can see where he is coming from. I hop...

http://i61.tinypic.com/ehx34g.jpg Since some things are kinda unclear.. red line is the outline of my house. pink circle is where the house is green line is the outline of a tall tree blue line is a row of smaller pine trees that are a bit taller than the pole, but have multiple gaps. Do you feel t...

Ok, that is great! Thanks a bunch

Hi,
The best spot, it turns out, will be smack in the middle of our vegetable garden. Will the PM's eat our vegetables or ruin our plants? That is our only concern.

Thanks!

Thanks everyone for all the offers--- I have thanked each person so many times in each email, I'm very grateful.

Yep, CL is craigslist. Sadly there was nothing on there on my closest CL website.

Thank you, everyone who replied. I will look into an ideal spot in our front yard as it is indeed much more open. And yep, we do have quite a few lakes nearby. We have a little "pond" in our backyard but considering what it really is (a 10'x10' storm drain water basin) I doubt that will be...

Mike, I've got about 8 supergourds that you can have. If you want them, let me know and we can arrange to swap our contact info. BW Wow, cool! We can discuss this over e-mail, if that is alright? My email is mikey.botta@gmail.com send me an email when you get a minute :grin: Just realizing there is...

Just wondering if anybody has a house and telescopic pole they no longer use. I doubt it since once you get a colony established, you will probably want as many houses as possible! But, maybe somebody? It would need to be shipped, and I can pay using Paypal :D Private Message me if you do. {I read t...

If you input your address into a webpage like google maps, and can find your place, then switch to a satellite view (which you will likely find in the lower left corner of the page.) Then copy and post the url like this. https://www.google.ca/maps/@49.1268682,-97.5710454,207m/data=!3m1!1e3 It gives...