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I learned from my Grandmother years ago that the right time for putting up nesting boxes in Texas and Ok was around the 1st of Feb to the 15th of March each year. Also, I clean out my boxes each winter to give the Martins a clean place to raise their young each year.
The first year I put up a single martin house and I got several pairs so the second year I put up two more houses. I then got a lot more nesting pairs. last year, I lost one of the houses to a storm. I have not reflown that house yet because I was looking for a stronger pole to use to raise the houses. This year I have around 60 plus birds nesting in the two houses I have up.
I used several online sources to make sure I flew my Martin houses correctly.
One of them was here:
Top 12 reasons to loose your Martins. If you look at the map in the middle of this page it will tell you when the scouts arrive to pick their nesting sites.
Scouting Dates The chirpy birds, as I call them, are a lot of fun to have around. Doing a little for them is easy. The return from them is worth it.
