3 Years In A Row, Males Find My Gourd Rack And Like It. But The Females They Lure In Won't Accept It. Is It Hopeless?

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Bird Brain
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Joined: Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:22 am
Location: Highland Village, TX
Martin Colony History: 2022 - visitors, 2023 - visitors

Closest tree is 55 feet away and it's only 45 feet tall. Every year, same thing. 3 years in a row, males find my setup and try to sell it to females. The females just won't accept. After a few females reject, the male finally moves on. Has anyone else experienced this? Is this a hopeless situation? Or am I just not patient enough?
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SSMartin
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Joined: Sun Jul 21, 2019 6:05 pm
Location: FL

Are they subadult males?

If so they are attracted to unestablished sites, but convincing a female to stay is always a struggle from my experiences. ASY males should be your ticket if you could get them to check it out.
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