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7 Steps to Choosing a Purple Martin House


7 Steps to Choosing a Purple Martin House - Dress The Yard

A good purple martin birdhouse will have at least six apartments. More than six is fine, though fewer will be less appealing to these birds.

Choosing Purple Martin Housing

When selecting Purple Martin housing, there's many choices available, ranging from houses to gourds, with options like round or starling-resistant entrances ...

Choosing the Right Housing for your Purple Martins

At the end of her first season, despite her being in LA, I realized that it wasn't going to be that easy. After confirming that all of her ...

Purple Martin Tips

With that in mind, start by looking for a place to put the housing within about 30 - 60 feet of your house, if possible. They actually prefer to be close to ...

Purple Martin House Location

Purple Martins prefer housing that is placed in open areas with clear paths for flight. Choose the center of the largest open space available.

Be a Good Bird Landlord With a Purple Martin House

Purple-hued swallows arrive just in time to select a home for spring nesting season. Use a purple martin house to attract these birds.

Tips to Attract Purple Martins - BirdHouseSupply.com

Make sure the plans or the pre-made house you choose is made to reputable specifications. Many plans you can find on the internet are not really correct, or ...

RAISING THE BAR ON ATTRACTING PURPLE MARTINS

As any realtor will tell you, the three most important factors in choosing a home are location, location, and location. This helps to explain ...

Attracting and Maintaining a Colony of Purple Martins

Try to choose the center of the largest open spot available that is 30-120 feet away from human housing and at least 40-60 feet away from trees.

Purple Martin Houses/Placement of Purple Martin Houses

In contrast, landlords that had breeding martins the previous year can leave their housing completely closed up, if they choose, until the martins return and ...

Requirements to attract - Chuck's Purple Martin Page

A 'common rule' is that the 'housing should be placed at a distance away equal to the height of the offending object' be it a tree or a building. The swooping ...

An Intro to Purple Martins and Housing - Wild Bird Store Online

Installing a purple martin house close to your house isn't necessarily bad – these birds are used to living in close proximity to humans. How ...

Purple Martins - Songbird Station

Nesting & Housing. Purple Martins are the largest of the swallow family. Their ... To help prevent this, choose well insulated housing with adequate ...

Purple Martins for Beginners

However, you do not want to put a purple martin house a long ways from the house either. The reason for this is two fold. If you are within sight of your purple ...

Attracting Purple Martins - Wild Bird Feeder and Accessory Store

A good Purple Martin landlord is one that will manage the house, lowering the nest box weekly to evict unwanted bird species and make certain all is going well.

Purple Martin Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Backyard Tips. You can put out crushed eggshells to give the martins a source of grit for digesting insect exoskeletons. Put up a Purple Martin house in your ...

Plan 8 Purple Martin House

Attach Attic WALLS to Level 2 FLOOR using 1-1/2". Screws. 4. Install DOORS to Level 1 & 2 with hinges and hook and eye clasps. Doors may need to be sanded to ...

Purple Martins - Yard Envy

Purple Martin houses should be placed high, using a pole that can allow the house to be brought down for inspection and cleaning. Baffles will prevent animals ...

Creating a purple martin community - Wild About Birds

A pole with a pulley system or easy up-and-down mechanism is a must-have. Purple martin houses are mounted away from other structures and high up. If you want ...

Martin houses - Purple Martin Place

Keep shrubbery away from the bottom of the martin house or gourd rack. ... PROS: Look nice! MANY different styles to choose from. Traditional Martin house look to ...