12 Family Purple Martin House

Product Description

This 12-family complex comes with bird family-friendly must-haves: porches, landing and take-off rails, and hinged doors for easy cleaning. Its name says it all: The Best Purple Martin House. To prevent unwanted guests, entry Doors are also Starling Resistant! If overcrowding becomes an issue, you can expand this bird housing unit to suit your growing needs.

Technical Specifications

• Housing for 12 Purple Martin Families
• Comes with the following: porches, Landing and Take-Off Rails, and Hinged Doors for Easy Cleaning
• S&K Manufacturing, Inc. Purple Martin Houses constructed of 100% UV Protected Injected Molded Polypropylene Co-polymer Plastic
• 6 inch by 6 inch (compartments can be expanded to 6 inch by 12 inch)
• Predator Guard and Pole Sold Separately

Additional Information

Purple Martin Facts:

• Purple Martins are one of North America’s best known and most desired birds.
• Purple Martins are the largest North American swallow and the only species of martins on this continent.
• People treasure Purple Martins for their graceful flight, social antics, gurgling song, and insect-eating habits.
• Purple Martins are a unique part of North America’s natural history, managed by humans longer than any other species of songbird.
• In most of North America, Purple Martins depend on human-supplied housing for nesting.
• Purple Martins faithfully return to the backyards of their landlords (the people who put up martin housing) in North America traditionally as warm spring weather returns for their breeding season.
• Purple Martin breeding season is approximately a 70-day cycle while the birds are with us in our backyards. During this time, Purple Martins are busy building their nests, laying their eggs, raising their young and bringing happiness to their devoted landlords.