Oh where oh where are my Purple Martins
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Nealbopper
- Posts: 67
- Joined: Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:56 am
- Location: Michigan, Oakland
Well I have the North star house up, 4 troy ghords up and ready. I have the MP3 player playing Morning, noon and night with Morning chatter, daytime chatter and evening sones. I also got every male Spatrrow in the county but there have been no sighting as of yet. I have Bluebirds, ZTree Sparrows and Chimeny Swifts all around. Hummm Wish some 2nd year birds would find me soon. Let the summer begin!
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taxidermy lady
- Posts: 2988
- Joined: Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:21 am
- Location: IL/Ellis Grove
- Martin Colony History: Started trying to attract purple martins in 2012! It's finally happened in 2017! 5 years!!! ASY male and SY female came May 1st, fledged 5 babies!
Hi Nealbopper I am in southern il. And seen only one martin fly over two days ago. waiting on SY. The wind is blowing so hard out of the west and very chilly can't get tomatoe plants out. It just sucks!!!! 
Good luck hope they arrive soon for you!
Good luck hope they arrive soon for you!Sharon from southern Illinois
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Jose Rodriguez
- Posts: 692
- Joined: Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:34 am
- Location: FL/Belleview
Hang in their Nealbopper! I remember playing our cds every day, all day from the last two weeks of Jan to the beginning of March before our one adult male finally showed up. Drove my wife crazy! But she played a big part in it. Wishing you the very best! 
PMCA Member
"Keep Calm and It Will Happen"
"Keep Calm and It Will Happen"
the subbies should be arriving any day.
2015 69 pairs 418 eggs 396 fledged
2019 I have 148 openings now
2016 100 pairs 600 babies fledged added another t-14 and have 126 openings now
2015 Jun 24 360 babies and 58 eggs also found one that had died
2017 632 babies 11died and 20 were killed by hawks
2015 74 pairs and 9 eggs 5/14
2010 3pairss
]JOINED PMCA JUNE 6,2018
2018 651 babies 5 hawk kills 11 floater kills 25 died in houses and 610 fledged
2014 80 pairs 283 babies 282 fledged one died
2019 I have 148 openings now
2016 100 pairs 600 babies fledged added another t-14 and have 126 openings now
2015 Jun 24 360 babies and 58 eggs also found one that had died
2017 632 babies 11died and 20 were killed by hawks
2015 74 pairs and 9 eggs 5/14
2010 3pairss
]JOINED PMCA JUNE 6,2018
2018 651 babies 5 hawk kills 11 floater kills 25 died in houses and 610 fledged
2014 80 pairs 283 babies 282 fledged one died
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phldave
- Posts: 528
- Joined: Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:44 pm
- Location: Iowa/Pleasant Hill
- Martin Colony History: Started trying in 2012 and still trying
Yup waiting is the pits, but it's nice to know you're not the only one doing it. Bring on the subbies, I am giving up on the adults. All they want to do is sleep over and move on. All this waiting does is teach you how to take care of the pests. Well I am almost an expert at that, I'm ready to learn how to take care of martins. How bout you guys?
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2012 late start
2013 nothing yet, lots a lookers
2014 Bust again
2015 Bust again
2016 Bust again
2017 Bust again
2018 April 14 a group joined me, but moved on after a week
2019 Had SY male seriously check me out but didn't stay
2013 nothing yet, lots a lookers
2014 Bust again
2015 Bust again
2016 Bust again
2017 Bust again
2018 April 14 a group joined me, but moved on after a week
2019 Had SY male seriously check me out but didn't stay
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taxidermy lady
- Posts: 2988
- Joined: Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:21 am
- Location: IL/Ellis Grove
- Martin Colony History: Started trying to attract purple martins in 2012! It's finally happened in 2017! 5 years!!! ASY male and SY female came May 1st, fledged 5 babies!
You bet! I have no bullies at my place. They see me and take off! I'm ready for subbies big time. My houses have been up since March 10, almost two months! Just lookers at my place. Won't stay. last spring on May 10 had a subbie male come and stuck around for two weeks. he tried so hard to get a female to stay. he finally went with one and he left my house 
so enlarged all compartments in houses and got some gourds so we'll see what happens. Good luck!!! 
so enlarged all compartments in houses and got some gourds so we'll see what happens. Good luck!!! Sharon from southern Illinois
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Nealbopper
- Posts: 67
- Joined: Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:56 am
- Location: Michigan, Oakland
I'm being patient. Some on here have been trying for three times longer than me. Still, some bourbon, a good cigar and allot of luck would be nice. I have the first two covered. Hope the good Lord can help me out with the ladder. 
still waiting............ been so cold and windy this year. I keep hoping that each day will bring some warmth and the return of the Martins and other spring birds. 
2010 - New Landlord
2011 - Lots of lookers
2012 - 1 nest, 4 eggs, 4 fledged
2013 - 3 nests (1st nest 3 eggs, 2nd nest 2 eggs,
3rd nest 0 eggs) 5 fledged
2011 - Lots of lookers
2012 - 1 nest, 4 eggs, 4 fledged
2013 - 3 nests (1st nest 3 eggs, 2nd nest 2 eggs,
3rd nest 0 eggs) 5 fledged
Nealbopper- I'm up in Saginaw, and FINALLY saw my first SY swoop by yesterday. I'm hoping he returns (with friends) to start my first colony. Yup, its been frustrating, as I have a nice 8-room Coates all ready with pine needles set up inside each compartment. I'm playing Dawnsong each morning from 4:00-6:00.
Our challenge here is the dang HOSP. They seem too clever for the Deluxe Repeating Sparrow Trap I've set up .. caught and released Finches though.
Will let you know when Martins actually stay and roost here.
Jeff
Saginaw, Michigan
Our challenge here is the dang HOSP. They seem too clever for the Deluxe Repeating Sparrow Trap I've set up .. caught and released Finches though.
Will let you know when Martins actually stay and roost here.
Jeff
Saginaw, Michigan
PMCA Member