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Rocki Eibl

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Aug 3, 2024, 3:20:52 PM8/3/24

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Being a Purple Martin landlord means checking the birds several times a week, preventing competing species such as House Sparrows and Starlings from nesting in the compartments or harming the nestlings, and keeping the nests free of parasites. The multi-unit houses are on a retractable pole and can be lowered for nest monitoring.

The Purple Martin is the largest of the North American Swallows. They can be found across most of the US and Southern Canada except for the interior mountain areas. They are migratory and spend their winters in Brazil. They return to the same nesting area each spring. This year they returned a few weeks early, probably due to our unusually warm weather.

I am happy to announce the birth of an unknown number of nestlings in my wren house. On July 11th I noticed the parents carrying bugs into the house, a good indication that there are little mouths to feed. After about 15 days the babies are ready to leave the nest.

The purple martins are awesome! When I saw them (and the house), I was reminded of scenes from a movie called The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, in which the characters were setting up their birdhouse for the martins.

Centuries ago all Martins nested in natural cavities or abandoned woodpecker nests. Today only Martins west of the Rockies do so. American Indians were the first to provide housing by hanging up hollowed out gourds for the birds to nest in.