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houses are best, others say that gourds will work just fine. The martins readily accept either and if properly prepared and maintained, they suffice very well for the raising of young birds.
Purple martins like to hang out with a lot of their own kind. Not only are they friendly towards each other, they are also very friendly towards man.
In fact, they actually prefer nesting around the dwellings of humans, relying on the humans to supply them suitable places to nest, and to keep them in good repair.
Since they like to nest in colonies, one of the best ways to help them do this is to supply houses with 10-12 rooms in them. Wooden houses can be heavy and difficult to maneuver up and down a pole due to their size and weight. Because pest birds such as starlings and sparrows like to nest in martin housing, the house will have to be lowered to clean out the nests of these unwanted pests, often every day.
If you have a wooden house that is mounted to a tilt-type pole the eggs could be easily broken or young birds could fall out of the nest. A pole that allows the vertical raising and lowering of the house is preferred.
There are a number of different - commercial houses on the mar
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