Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas

"Can't Touch This...It's Purple Time" Yes, I'm doin' the Purple Martin Hammerdance. At about 12:07 p.m. I had a SY female show up to the gourd rack. She was happily exploring each of the 15 gourds, popping in and out of them, and chattering away. At exactly 12:20 p.m. Mr. Martin, a lovely ...

UPDATE - I checked the nests again today (the 13th) and I now have 37 eggs in eight gourds. I have three nests of six eggs each and two nests of five eggs each! ----------------- After enjoying the Purple Martin house on the Greenway with its eggs I thought I should start checking my gourds more oft...

This year will be my 12th year of hosting Purple Martins. Except for snakes and raccoons, I think I've hit every snag know to Martineers. This year I had my first suspected owl attack. I was outside, watching the PMs on May 11. They were happy, chattering, buzzing my head, playing musical gourds, an...

Perry and Paul, thank you so much for the wonderful Purple Martin meeting/get together. The day could not have been more perfect in every way. I know several of the members of this forum were there, so if you were speak up and keep up posted on what's going on at your sites, active or not. I came ho...