How to Promote Purple Martins in North Florida

Purple Martins are highly social, cavity-nesting birds. In the Eastern United States, a shortage of natural housing options has left these fascinating and attractive birds completely dependent on man-made housing. Author Holly K. Ober tested seven commercially available martin houses to determine w...

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Main Author: Holly K. Ober
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2019-04-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/106884
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description Purple Martins are highly social, cavity-nesting birds. In the Eastern United States, a shortage of natural housing options has left these fascinating and attractive birds completely dependent on man-made housing. Author Holly K. Ober tested seven commercially available martin houses to determine what is best for martins in north Florida and provides recommendations in this 4-page fact sheet published by the UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw450
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title How to Promote Purple Martins in North Florida
title_full How to Promote Purple Martins in North Florida
title_fullStr How to Promote Purple Martins in North Florida
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title_short How to Promote Purple Martins in North Florida
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