Landlord Wannabes: Never Give Up!: Story of the author's 34 year effort to attract Purple Martins and start a new martin colony.  Published in the May 2005 issue of the Purple Martin Conservation Association's magazine, Purple Martin Update.  Note:  Adobe Reader software must be installed on your computer in order to read this file.

Ohio Bluebird Society: An affiliate of t he North American Bluebird Society, OBS is a great source for information

North American Bluebird Society: Recognized by most as "the authority" on Bluebirds

Purple Martin Conservation Association: An absolute "must" for anyone seeking information on Purple Martins

Van Ert Sparrow Traps: Floyd VanErt's sparrow trap is one of the most popular House Sparrow traps and is used in the Slippin' Silo. 

Sarah's Purple Martins & Bluebird Trail: Visit Sarah's web page to learn more about a really serious birder!

Entrances by Sandy: Sandy Bunn makes and markets many neat, interesting and useful entrances for Purple Martin houses and gourds.  Most of them are designed to help prevent nest cavity access by predators.

An ultimate link to birding sites provided by the Ohio Bluebird Society: Provides a very lengthy list of links to birding sites.

Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology: Provides a Reference Guide with a wellspring of information to broaden your bluebird and nest-box monitoring experiences. We highly recommended the links below for novice birders and nest box monitors. If you're a more advanced bluebirder, or if your question requires a more detailed answer, visit the "Best of Bluebird Mailing Lists", an anthology of previous list discussions and an extraordinary compilation of solutions to many of the management problems encountered while monitoring nest boxes.

Tree Swallow/Bluebird Protocol for starting new Purple Martin colonies: Dr. Dan Drew of Indianapolis, Indiana has spent immeasurable hours working out a protocol for individuals to follow that have been trying to start s Purple Martin colony without success.  Both Tree Swallows and Bluebirds are known to be aggressive competitors with Purple Martins for housing at an un-established site intended for Martins.  Allowing a TS or BB pair to claim a Martin cavity at a new site will ruin your chances of attracting Martins.  This is a "must visit" site for Purple Martin "wannabes".