New Martn house

[Tony the Tiger]

Anyone here attract Purple Martins? Last fall I put up a new aluminum martin house and this spring I have had several martins look at it but none have stayed around for over a day. This house replaced a wood one I had built and put up but it started rotting last year. I was wondering if maybe I need to put some nesting material in to soften the bare aluminum.

[DockShootinJack]

Great birds to have around. Anything that eats mosquitoes are great . Ha

[Cray]

From what I have read it's a no,no on the nesting material. In fact it said you need to pull it down and clean everything out at the end of each season.

[blackfish]

Clean and de- louse. Need to do every year.

[pesce]

To much noise on the aluminum roof when it rains

[RetiredRR]

The only thing I've ever experienced with martins is sparrows taking over before the martins arrive. Have to eradicate sparrows before martins will inhabit the
house. Good luck.