Bird Man Mel talks Purple Martins and Houses
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 เม.ย. 2013
- Spring is back and with it come the Purple Martins. In this video Bird Man Mel talks about how we keep our colony of 150+ Purple Martins happy and safe. He discusses feeding, predators, safety tips and general best practices for Purple Martins.
Great video
Your welcome!
Good job folks!!!
Birds house are beautiful👍👌🙏❤🥰
From our research and experience, lighting strikes to Purple Martin houses are rare but they do happen occasionally. The damage done to the houses can range from simple black burn marks on entrance and exit points to complete loss of housing.
Hey @Bird Man Mel where do u get ur heater from & what kind thanks from Indiana
Thanks for the video what kind of ground poles do you have? Not sure if I'm using the proper terminology. The poles that the gords hook to?
I have had a real problem with house sparrows I had five eggs in one box then went back to check only had one they keep killing and building their nest on top of the purple martin nests
Tell me what sparrow trap you use please.
What did you feed them?
I have a 2 purple martin houses and I had 2 family's in the front of my home I had lost all of my baby birds I not seen the Martins in the house just house sparrows which I have been pulling the nest out should I close the house I still have martin is the other house I live in Arkansas
Do you have to live near water?
You really need to trap, shoot or somehow kill the Sparrows; otherwise, they will continue to kill the Martins. - Mel
I assume Starlings can be a problem too though they are likely too large for the nest holes. I am surprised the US has no coordinated program to eradicate them like Canada. out in BC there exists a robust program mostly designed to protect crops but the periphery aim is to protect native species. I believe they have trapped over 1 million starlings as of 2020.
here's a link: www.grapegrowers.bc.ca/starling-control-program
and here's a new story on them: globalnews.ca/news/3806896/starling-control-program-works-to-manage-invasive-birds-for-okanagan-farmers/#:~:text=Starling%20Control%20Program%20works%20to%20manage%20invasive%20birds%20for%20Okanagan%20farmers,-By%20Shelby%20Thom&text=They%20may%20look%20like%20harmless,while%20reducing%20native%20bird%20populations.
How do the martin houses fare from lightning strikes?
Are they dried meal worms
Strange to see the gourds in the middle of what looks like an industrial area.
They are plastic alien forms anyway?
do they catch and eat horse flies
Why so low...thought they had to be at least 12 feet high
What are you feeding them?
In this video we are feeding the Purple Martins mealworms. Mealworms are a great source of protein for the martins.
Thanks for your replenish! I have a T-14 house I bought in Ohio. We are in Louisiana and I almost have a full house!
@@JDKent-tz5of That is good news! Take care of them, they sure are beautiful birds.
I have mixed feelings about feeding Martins during cold spells. I come at this not as a lame person, but do have a degree in Wildlife & Fishery sciences. This could be encouraging the gene pool of martins that return very early and lowering the ones that come later. Possibly in the future this could be setting them up for a big collapse. Without human feeding, yes a lot would die, but it would balance the gene pool of early & later returning Martins. The early arrivals would die, yes, this is natural selection. Just something to think about. I personally don't feed them. I'm not saying it's right or wrong, just something that needs to be thought about. Not just doing it because the "experts" say your suppose to.
+Shawn Batchelder I get you, Shawn. And from a biology and genetic standpoint, your comments is absolutely true.But most landlords can not stand a single preventable death in their colony. We are just wired like that because they have enough hardships that are manmade.
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All I’ve learned is it’s too expensive an endeavor for me. 😩
Why use a metal house if you're worried about the heat? Metal houses fry birds.