The Birds & The Bees

This blog entry was written by my good friend in Corpus Christi, Mr. John Barrow - purple martin landlord expert and all-around, good guy ex...

It is April 12th and I estimate that my Purple Martin Colony is now almost 1/2 full.  Last year at this same time, I had around 12...

During the warmer weather this past week, I awoke to the sounds of many more martin arrivals.  I could tell they were new arrivals by the wa...

" I come from a state that raises corn and cotton and cockleburs and Democrats, and frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies ...

What do you do if you have purple martin fever in the early spring, but your colony has not returned yet?  The cure for the fever, I have fo...

My first 'scout' for the season arrived yesterday evening (3/15) at 5:00 PM.! They're here!

I'm so glad I decided to pull on my wading boots this past weekend to trudge through the water & muck to raise some housing and a fe...