Purple Martin Forum

Thanks for confirming. From what I read, barn swallows are not in competition with martins. Is that correct?

Dave, Thank you! I thought the land would be great for martins, too! Was out mowing the lawn this Summer when a huge flock of birds were swooping around eating the bugs that I'm guessing I disturbed when mowing. I stopped to watch and thoroughly enjoyed it. Thought they were martins but now I'm not ...

Thanks Dave and flyin-lowe for your thorough responses. Wow, you gave us a lot to consider; the good, bad, and ugly and we appreciate that very much. Dave just have to say we LOVE Iowa. I have ridden RAGBRAI 7x and think the ride and the people are the best. We do need some time to process all this ...

Hello, This is my first post on the forum. What an amazing thing you are all doing/have done for these awesome birds. After reading some of the past conversations, I am in awe of you. I am a new resident of Southwest Michigan and believe we have a great spot for housing Martins. We are walking into ...