Anyone spotted any Purple Martin or Hummingbird scouts yet?

[Box-R]

One hummingbird spotted SW of Jarrell yesterday afternoon.

[SaltwaterSlick]

I haven't put out HB feeders yet... That's this coming weekend's project... Grandsons are coming out to play with Poppa... Gotta save something cool for them to do...

[Bish]

Purple martins are pouting in at my friends house in Bell's Texas

God Bless
Bish

[Das71198]

Just put out my HB feeders this evening. Hopefully we will have some soon.

[tminc]

1st hummer this morning, horseshoe bay

[rjtkdplus]

Put my feeders out yesterday and had 1 hummingbird today.

[Rubi513]

Still a little early, but I counted 50 plus yesterday.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wKC7lV_Ez4"]Martins - YouTube[/ame]

[HTOWN]

I've seen quite a few new birds around the feeder in the last few days

[SaltwaterSlick]

Still a little early, but I counted 50 plus yesterday.
Martins - YouTube

VERY nice little Martin community there!! How far off the ground are your boxes?

[Rubi513]

Charlie, they range anywhere from 14-17'

[SaltwaterSlick]

Thanks! That's about how I have mine, but I don't have that highline for 'em to sit on... Wish I did sort of... Would be a good place to knock the heads off the starlings instead of having to have them sitting just right on the houses so I can get them without shooting the house...

[Lonewolf]

Rubi what kind of pipe are your poles?
I’ve been using 1” inside of 1 1/4” for years but they take a beating in strong storm.
Yours look really straight.

[Aggie Dad]

We had 3 pair in Bee county prior to the big freeze. Found a dead male on one of the houses afterwards (I assume it froze to death). Hadn’t seen any since until just now. As I was reading this thread, I thought I heard one, looked up and low & behold there were 2 on one of the houses! They’re back!!! 😊

[Rubi513]

Rubi what kind of pipe are your poles?
I’ve been using 1” inside of 1 1/4” for years but they take a beating in strong storm.
Yours look really straight.

1” rigid. They still move quite a bit when the wind is blowing.

[Aggie Dad]

We had 3 pair in Bee county prior to the big freeze. Found a dead male on one of the houses afterwards (I assume it froze to death). Hadn’t seen any since until just now. As I was reading this thread, I thought I heard one, looked up and low & behold there were 2 on one of the houses! They’re back!!! 😊

Also hung the first hummingbird feeder yesterday & within an hour there were 3 hummingbirds on it!😊