Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas

Has anyone heard of a company or individual in which landlords can buy crushed egg shells for the martins by the pound ? I found the jolly egg farm website and requested info about shipping egg shells to Iowa, but I haven't heard back from them. I collect my own egg shells and prepare them for the m...

I have my frozen crickets in the freezer and ready to scramble eggs if the weather dictates an early arrival here in Iowa. I wish I could convince more landlords that supplement feeding can be the difference in literally thousands of saved martins across the country during the early arrivers. we are...

The 12th annual 2017 Iowa Purple Martin Workshop/Seminar (Kalona, Iowa) CAM Iowa Clothing Center (1005 Nutmeg Ave) 1.8 miles north of Kalona, Iowa and one mile east of Highway 1, will be held on Saturday, March 18. Presenters start at 9:00 AM, early bird arrivers at 8:00 AM for coffee and doughnuts....

Hi everyone. The martins should be arriving in southern Florida around December 31st. Then the martins will be pushing up to southern South Dakota around April 20th is my prediction for the 2017 season. Make sure all your improvements and housing issues are all in ordrr prior to their arrival. Best ...

Nice pic. You have a great set up. The martins should be reaching the southern tip of Florida and Texas around December 31st/January 1st. I think we all have the purple martin fever.

Hi neighbors up north, Two years ago I made a highly modified Bob Buska Oyster Bar feeding tray. If you go to: m you will see Bob's feeding tray. I modified this feeding tray by making a much larger floor, 3X3 feet and adding plexiglass walls around the sides. I also added 6 ultimate tunnels around ...

The word in southern Iowa is that the SY martins are on the move. But, they are about a week and a half behind last years SYs.

Hi Perry,
I like the new overhaul of the website. You do a wonderful service to all the martin landlords of the Dakotas. Good work.

I have had a few Iowa members contact me stating that their martin numbers seem to be lower this time of year than last season.
but, the weather was very good for a big colony growth last year. Hopefully the sy youngsters will prove us wrong and we will have a rebound in the population.

Thanks Jerome and Caroline for the responses. I get extremely busy this time of year and fail to get back to the forum in a timely manner. Martins are looking healthy on their arrival in Iowa and I expect that if the weather holds in a warm pattern that they will be do great as they arrive in the Da...