Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Purple Martin Baby birds doing the rounds above our houses.
Thread: Purple Martin Baby birds doing the rounds above our houses.
View Single Post
 
Old 05-04-2024, 12:55 PM
Topspinmo's Avatar
Topspinmo Topspinmo is offline
Sage
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow
Posts: 15,262
Thanks: 7,670
Thanked 6,303 Times in 3,260 Posts
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Calisport View Post
Neighbor has a large bird house that has Purple Martins. We have been enjoying the birds up till now. The multiple babies are now enjoying their freedom and flying over the neighborhood while leaving a mess all over people's birdcages, roofs and driveways. Do these birds remain with the parents in the house or will this problem continue? What do you suggest? I'm not familiar with Purple Martins.
They only use housing for nesting, once fledged they will go to roost site in evening shortly. They will be gone within month here in Florida and use roosting sites. Good thing you don’t have flock of pelicans fly over from nearby pond.