Copiously illustrated with maps, line drawings, and full-color photographs, this large paperback books contains the essential information that backyard nature enthusiasts want and need -- to attract, identify, and understand purple martins to their backyard.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
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Becoming a Purple Martin 'Landlord',
By Linda Cowan (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Stokes Purple Martin Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting and Housing Purple Martins (Stokes Backyard Nature Books) (Paperback)
Feeding wild birds has always brought me pleasure. When I decided I would like to attract a colony of purple martins to my backyard I thought it would simply be a matter of buying a martin house and enjoying the birds once they moved in. I soon found out that becoming a purple martin landlord is a bit more complicated. This book provided a wealth of information about all aspects of attracting and keeping purple martins. From the book, beginners to this hobby learn about various housing types, placement of houses, as well as when and how to successfully attract martins. This book is beautifully illustrated with full color photographs of adult martins and nestlings.I think this book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in keeping purple martins as a hobby.
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This review is from: The Stokes Purple Martin Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting and Housing Purple Martins (Stokes Backyard Nature Books) (Paperback)
Educate yourself before you buy a Purple Martin house. Reading this book is a great beginning. Many houses sold are not suitable and you will end up with a sparrow house. The Stokes have thorough information and nice photographs in their book. I also recommend you join the PMCA (Purple Martin Conservation Association), Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA, 16444 if you are serious about being a martin landlord.
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Everything I wanted to know about attracting Purple Martins!,
By Mary Lou Pope (Gulf Shores, AL United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Stokes Purple Martin Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting and Housing Purple Martins (Stokes Backyard Nature Books) (Paperback)
My husband and I invested in a Purple Martin House, but didn't have a clue how to entice them to our back yard! I have several of the Stokes bird books and have always found them informative, easy to use, and excellent photography. I found all of this to be true in their Purple Martin Book.The book starts with Purple Martin basics, how to attract, and something I hadn't even thought of, when to expect their arrival. Each section of their breeding range has a different date, the Gulf Coast being approximately Feb. 1st, so I need to get ready in a hurry! Also covered, is their behavior, selecting housing, egg laying to leaving the nest. Dealing with predators and parasites. I don't think there was a "stone uncovered"!If you just enjoy learning about birds, this book is a joy. For me, I am hoping in a few short weeks, I'll be a Purple Martin landlord!
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Some people seem to attract martins as soon as they put up the houses, while others wait years before they attract their first martins or, in some cases, never get the martins at all. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
porch dividers, eastern martins, martin housing, nest replacements, owl guards, attracting martins, nest compartments, natural gourds, martin landlords, nest checks, nestling phase, martin colonies, pole guard, aluminum houses, native songbirds, telescoping poles, aluminum housing, colony site, nest holes, natural cavities Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Purple Martins, House Sparrows, North America, South America, House Wrens, Tree Swallows, House Finches, Rocky Mountains, Sao Paulo, Fish Crows New!
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Some people seem to attract martins as soon as they put up the houses, while others wait years before they attract their first martins or, in some cases, never get the martins at all. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
porch dividers, eastern martins, martin housing, nest replacements, owl guards, attracting martins, nest compartments, natural gourds, martin landlords, nest checks, nestling phase, martin colonies, pole guard, aluminum houses, native songbirds, telescoping poles, aluminum housing, colony site, nest holes, natural cavities Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Purple Martins, House Sparrows, North America, South America, House Wrens, Tree Swallows, House Finches, Rocky Mountains, Sao Paulo, Fish Crows New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Stokes Guide to Bird Behavior, Volume 1 by Donald Stokes in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Guide to Enjoying Wildflowers (Stokes Nature Guides) by Donald Stokes in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- A Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles (Stokes Nature Guides) by Thomas F. Tyning in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Stokes Guide to Animal Tracking and Behavior by Donald Stokes in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Stokes Guide to Observing Insect Lives by Donald Stokes in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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