[wisb] Re: Fw: purple martin decoy

Saw one lone Purple Martin on the way to work Monday morning along Hwy
39/90 North of Edgerton at about mile marker 153.  Still have only seen a
couple Tree Swallows.
Richard L. Smallwood-Roberts
Newville, Rock County

On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Mark and Sue Martin <goosep@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi
> I thought others would like to see info on purple martins provided by Dick
> Nikolai (DNR Wildlife Biologist and Purple Martin Expert).
> Thanks Dick.
>
> Mark Martin
> Columbia County
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nikolai, Richard A - DNR" <Richard.Nikolai@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Mark and Sue Martin" <goosep@xxxxxxxxxx>; <cieszyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 10:09 AM
> Subject: RE: [wisb] purple martin decoy
>
>
> Laurie & Mark,
> Decoys are best when used in conjunction with "dawn song". When people have
> no history of PM's at their housing you need to look at a variety of
> things.
> 1) If you can make your compartments to fit either 6" X 12" or 6" X 10".
>  2)
> Inside the compartments smear mud and place a small amount of dried pine
> needles or dried grasses into the compartments.  3) Have plenty of perching
> areas near the housing. 4) Utilize "dawn song" early in the morning 1/2 hr
> prior to sunrise to several hours after.  This works best when the Second
> Year birds are migrating during the normal time period from May 7  thru
> June
> 30.  5) Place decoys on perches above as well as near the cavities.  Up to
> four should be plenty.  You can buy these at Fleet Farm.   6) Place a few
> gourds below the housing if it is a standard house.  7) The nearest tree
> needs to be at least 40 feet away from the house.  8) Open only 1/3 of the
> cavities so work to keep sparrows & starlings out does not occupy all your
> time.  9) Place a bluebird house or similar housing nearby (25 feet away)
> to
> attract tree swallows since they are back.  10) Never allow another species
> other than PM's nesting in the housing.
>
> Any questions give me a call or leave a message on my voice mail.
> 920-832-1804.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark and Sue Martin [mailto:goosep@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 06:11 PM
> To: Nikolai, Richard A - DNR; cieszyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [wisb] purple martin decoy
>
> Hi
> Dick, any comments on decoys?
> Thanks
> Mark
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Laurie and Jan cieszynski" <cieszyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Wisbird" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 2:23 PM
> Subject: [wisb] purple martin decoy
>
>
> > Question for you purple martin people....
> > Making a move of some purple martin houses and gourds at my Dad's house
> in
> > Wautoma. We have tried for years to attract the martins with no luck.
> > Every year we do see a scout or two stop by and look .We have moved the
> > houses closer to the water and further away from the trees. I was
> thinking
> > of buying a decoy.
> > Can anyone shed any light on if they work or not? Gimmick?
> > Thank you,
> > Laurie Cieszynski
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