We just have a couple little houses in our backyard and twice in the past two weeks we've had a "flock" of purple martins visit, check out the houses, and dance around entertaining us. But, I think the hole is too small for them. I hope we can get another house up in time for their next visit, even if it isn't until next year. They were so much fun to watch.
( I think they were purple martins)
Debbie i have to build a purple martin house in the new few months .
I will post a few pics when its done.
The style is a little different then what i,m used too. They have change the hole size to half a circle 3" long and 1 1/2" high
Thank you gizmodyne and Greg
I use a farm tractor to lift them up.
This one will be placed about 9 ft in the air and the post will be about 12" diameter and dug into the ground 48" .
It,s always a bonus to have a half dead tree still standing then it saves on digging to put one in.