WAYNE HAGEMOSER
- Ames, IA
- I have lived at 3 separate addresses in Ames over the past 27 yrs. and have attracted breeding pairs to each site each year. I have been at my current site for 22 years and have averaged approx. 20 to 25 pairs for the last 2 to 3 years. I have 2 houses with 16 and 14 compartments which are monitored 1 to 2 times weekly throughout the breeding season. I would look forward to sharing whatever knowledge I have gained with interested beginners or veterans.
- 2054 Prairieview E
Ames, IA
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- 515-232-2807
DON DEARBORN
ROBERT C. FLAM
- Mt. Pleasant, IA
- Successfully attracted mating pairs in 2000
- 605 E. Washington, Mt. Pleasant, IA
Mt. Pleasant, IA
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- 319-385-3771
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Patty
- Fayette, IA
- Fayette County
- I have a martin house, but am not sure what the \"choice\" spot is to place it. I am totally new with this, but want to be successful with my Martins! Any help in any way would be most appreciated, thank you
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- Posted: April 2009
Carlos Licona
- West Des Moines, IA
- Polk County
- I set up a Trio \"Grandpa\" July 2006. I checked the house weekly only to find and repeatedly remove Sparrow nests. Now I am looking forward to attracting Purple Martins this year. I have added a decoy to the house and am currently playing the Daytime Chatter CD on external speakers to attract birds. I see many Starlings and even more Sparrows already but have not spotted any Purple Martin Scouts. I am concerned that I should not be feeding other birds with seed in feeders as it is only attracting the sparrows?
- 1677 Burr Oaks Dr
West Des Moines, IA 50266-6612
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- Posted: April 2007
Dave Stoecker
- clinton, IA
- clinton County
- I live along the mississippi river and have put up 12 pods on a 16 ft. pole. This will be my first year trying to attract purple martins and any tips would be appreciated !! thanks
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- Posted: March 2007
michelle brooke
- Numa, IA
- Appanoose County
- I am considering setting up a martin colony but have heard that I should not attempt this if I don't have the time to do it right. How much time should I plan on devoting to the colony? An estimate of time required and a general idea of what setting up a colony consists of would help me decide if this is somthing I can do at this point.
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- Posted: March 2006
Samuel Aronson
- Albert City, IA
- Buena Vista County
- I had one breeding subadult pair this summer. They fledged three young. What a fascinating summer. I am looking forward to next summer. I had a martin house that had 18 apartments I made a hole between apartments so that I had nine 2-room apartments.
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- Posted: August 2005
Leslie Honeycutt
- Fremont, NE
- Dodge County
- I have had an active colony, but the wind blew down my housing. I need help setting it back up. I may add a new one here at my home area too.
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- Posted: March 2005
Pete Westby
- Waconia, MN
- Carver County
- My wife and I purchased a metal Martin house - 12 rooms - away from trees and about 30 feet from the house. We put up the house mid August of 2004. Several days later, we had PM visitors 3 days in a row in late afternoon, early evening. In Sept. I closed the unit and now waiting. I am hoping to contact a mentor in my local area to assist in the development of my first colony. Thanks, Pete and Elise
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- Posted: March 2005
Thomas Carmody
- Eau Claire, WI
- Eau Claire County
- My father and brother have active colonies in Michigan and Florida respectively. I just purchased a 24 gourd housing with pole. I plan on raising it up the first week in May for the subadults that are predicted to show up then thru mid June. I am not aware of any PM enthusiasts in my area and trying to locate someone that could share some helpful info with me.
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- Posted: March 2005
DAVID GOTT
- South Amana, IA
- Iowa County
- I had an abandoned house too close to trees with lilacs growing under it. I took it down, cleaned it up and put it back up. I think I have enough space between the trees, but am planning to cut some branches off a big locust to make sure. It is a Trio Pioneer. I put it up a couple weeks ago. I have come across a Trio Grandpa as well. Since I've moved the other house, a tree near it was lost to wind, so thought I would put this one up over in that general area. Is it too late? Should I forget it for a year? I was at a golf outing in Story City a couple weeks ago and heard some martins there. Haven't heard a peep here, so wondering if timing bad.
- 408 Q
South Amana, IA
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- 319-622-3550
DAVID M. STEIL
KEVIN WILKINS
- Burlington, IA
- Have house purchased/assembled, waiting for ground to thaw before I purchase a pole and erect it.
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ROGER NUEHRING
- Albert City, IA
- I have two 6 compartment houses and 2 plastic gourds that I'm trying to attract martins with. I've been trying for 5 years to attract a pair of martins to start a colony. Last year I had a subadult male that spent 3 days on the power lines behind my housing within 10 feet of the martin house, but never visited the housing itself. My hope is that he will return this year. I would like any help anyone could give me so I may become a landlord.
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A. E. MUSSMANN
- Low Moor, IA
- We have recently installed a 12 unit of plastic/alum. before we did suffucuent research. Have interest in attracting and fortifying the Purple Martins in my rural town of pop. 300. Advice welcome.
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SHERI MAHNKE
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