Purple Martin Jumper! What to do and how to help prevent!

In this video you'll see many factors that can cause Purple Martin nestlings to prematurely jump from the nest. You'll also find out some of the causes and preventative measures to try and reduce the number of jumpers that you have. Also a worst case scenario or how to feed them, if AND ONLY IF, a licensed rehabber isn't available.

[@11ccom]

Good stuff.

[@backyardbeautybrainsbirdsb4109]

Thanks for the share!!! I wish this would have been posted several weeks back when I had 2 jumpers. However, both survived and flew off with their colony thankfully. I think my jumpers- it was heat

[@backyardbeautybrainsbirdsb4109]

Also, I put a seedling heat mat under my jumpers box to keep them warming than the AC in my house. I put a rag between the heat mat and the cardboard box- it only raises temp max or
10 degrees. Hopefully this will help someone

[@11ccom]

I use automotive grease on the bottom 3 foot of my 60 plex unit to keep pis ants and others from climbing up the pole. The tube grease gun type of grease.

[@purplemartinfanatics6600]

That is not a recommended method by any reputable birding organization.

[@kateharder4328]

@@purplemartinfanatics6600we had fire ants climb our pole for the first time this year. If grease might help prevent that, why would that be a bad thing? It’s not going to be anywhere near the birds.