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Purple martins

18 years ago

My stepdaughter gave my dh a purple martin house last summer for Fathers Day. He put it up according to the standards for purple martin houses but we have yet to see any purple martins. We are in Florence, SC. Has anyone close to our location spotted any purple martins? We are ready to give up!

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vonyon
18 years ago
Mama: Are you seeing house sparrows nesting in the house? They are aggressive non-native species and they will take up residence in your martin house. I would post this on the bluebird forum. Many members have martins and would know whether they are in your area or not yet.
chrsvic
18 years ago
The attached link has scout reports for South Carolina. ("scouts" refers to martins returning in the spring looking for nesting spots.) There are probaby martins near you, be patient. You may want to try putting out gourd houses as well.

Here is a link that might be useful: martin scout report, south carolina
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