The Purple Martin Clubhouse: Interactive Purple Martin site, featuring forums, photos, file downloads, real-time chat. Contact the Administrator at pmclubhouse@suddenlink.net and provide your first and last name for a password to this free and friendly site.

Coastal Carolina Purple Martin Society PO Box 172, Manns Harbor, NC 27953 252-394-6205 or 252-449-0808 www.purplemartinroost.com purplemartinroost@gmail.com "The mission of the Coastal Carolina Purple Martin Society is to protect the annual roost of Purple Martins at the William B. Umstead Memorial Bridge in Manns Harbor, NC and to promote through public education the conservation of these migratory birds throughout the coastal plain region of NC." Many of the Purple Martins who come to this roost come from Southeastern VA and Northeastern NC. Some headway has been made, but not near enough so all help from across the Purple Martin nation would be appreciated and put to good use.

East Central Minnesota Purple Martin Recovery http://www.purplemartinrecovery.org/ "ECMPMR colonies, which are extensively managed on a volunteer basis, serve to expose the general public to Purple Martins as well as help foster a healthy increase in the local Purple Martin Population." East Central Minnesota Purple Martin Recovery was officially initiated in 2007 with three public Purple Martin Colonies. However, one of the colonies (Memory Lake Colony) has been managed since 2004. During the 2008 season, ECMPMR will consist of six different sites. Each site consists of a T-14 Purple Martin House with four Excluder Gourds hanging below, and a Super System 24 Gourd Rack fitted with 24 Excluder Gourds. All of the housing as modified excluder Starling-Resistant Entrances (SREH).

http://www.oregonscientificstore.com/ The Oregon Scientific line of state-of-the-art wireless weather stations, emergency weather alert radios, atomic clocks and atomic projection clocks are truly amazing!

http://www.cuent.com Creative Universe Enterprises sells Purple Martin products such as gourd racks, perching arms, owl guards, sparrow traps, etc. directly to the comsumer. Click on the link or call Robert and Dianne Oberlander at 1-814-833-7896

http://www.straightshooters.com/ Quality and precision air rifles, pistols, and accessories. Kevin and Craig are very knowledgeable and helpful. They will not try to oversell you if you accurately explain your needs. Their prices are very fair and reasonable, plus unlike other dealers who advertise better prices, Straightshooters has an outstanding inventory. You will not have to wait, usually, once you place your order. Other companies, who offer better and cheaper prices, don't actually stock many of the items so you will have a much longer wait.

After Hours target company http://fieldtargets.com/index.htm We manufacture and provide the finest and most extensive line of airgun field targets and accessories. Currently with five unique airgun products and hundreds of field target design/KZ options available, including custom one off designs, we remain the leader in innovative airgun field targets and accessories for both AAFTA and BFTA sport or recreation. Email: AfterHoursTargetCo@att.net Contact info: Dick Otten, 1417 D SE 24th Ave., Cape Coral, FLA 33990 Phone: (239) 772 - 3588

1-800-872-0103 Andrew Troyer, inventor of the T-14 and other innovations, such as the Troyer Horizontal Gourd and, access ports for gourds, has a catalog of Purple Martin and Bluebird merchandise. He does not have a website, so you will need to call to get a catalog.

http://www.purplemartin.org The Purple Martin Conservation Association is the only organization devoted exclusively to the scientific study of Purple Martins (Progne subis), their biology, and habitat requirements. Since our formation in 1986, we've spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on research, education, and on developing and improving products for martins.

http://www.wild-class.com Wild Class features high quality wildlife feeders, nutritional feed, species specific houses, field guides, books, accessories and gifts for the serious (and not-so-serious) nature lover.

http://www.texsign.com Johnny Morgan, of Midland, Tx has a sign shop that makes custom made signs. He makes hundreds of speciality signs, and has two dedicated to Purple Martins. Click here to see the two dedicated to Purple Martins. Johnny's contact info is: Texsigns and Plastics PO Box 50696 Midland, TX 79710 432-570-8766 Email at johnny@texsign.com

http://www.purple-martin.org The Purple Martin Preservation Alliance (PMPA) is a non-profit, all-volunteer conservation organization dedicated to the recovery and preservation of the Purple Martin species through hands-on conservation projects, public education, and scientific research. We are headquartered in the Alle-Kiski Valley of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Please help us bring back the Purple Martin! --The Staff of the Purple Martin Preservation Alliance

http://www.advancedmartinproducts.com/index Don Grasse, of Wisconsin, has developed a new concept for the construction of martin houses and gourds. He is using High Density Compressed foam. Be sure to check his site out.

http://www.wunderground.com This is a wonderful weather site. It is a group of worldwide home weather stations that upload their info. Check it out and see if you can find a station near your home. Click on your state, and a list of cities will come up. Click on your city or the one closest to you, and maybe you can find a local home weather station near you.

http://www.onlineconversion.com/ Need conversion factors? With this site, you can convert just about anything to anything else. There is also a lot of fun stuff like a Lottery Number picker, calories burned, etc.

American Bird Conservation Association Birds -Barometers of the Environment Promoting Avian Conservation and Management Contact the Executive Director-Morris Yoder 5955 TR351 Millersburg, OH 44654 Phone: 330-674-6623 Email: morris_yoder@yahoo.com for more information. Membership fees are $15.00 per year A bi-annually produced magazine is sent to members. It is full of information about Purple Martins, Bluebirds, and many other birds. The ABCA is a national tax-exempt, nonprofit organization promoting better management techniques for all our beneficial native birds.

MNmartin.org This site is dedicated to the preservation of the purple martin, more specifically the martins located in Minnesota. The goal is to provide information that is specific to attracting and keeping these birds at colonies in this state. Here you will find information from both successful landlords and people who have worked with successful landlords.

Purple Martin Decoys http://www.purple-martin.com/ Increase your chances of attracting these elusive swallows by deploying some of these life-sized (7 inch long), highly-detailed, Purple Martin decoys! These lifelike decoys can be use to help expand and transition a colony site, to lure martins to a nesting material platform, and to help deter aerial predation on martins.