Better Each Year

by Douglas A. Snider
(Black Creek, Georgia, USA)

Summer 2006

I put up this gourd mount for the martins four years ago. The day I put it up they found it and have been returning each year.

I have since changed the gourds to plastic because of thin walls. Seem to be fine now. We enjoy having them in our yard each year.

I read that they don't eat enough mosquitoes to help, well I disagree. When the Purple Martins show each year we are able to frequent our yard as well as our front porch.

Life is Good in south Georgia.

Douglas A Snider
dougpat1@comcast.net