L                                                        MULTI - VIOLET GREEN AND PURPLE MARTIN HOUSES



                                                                                  

MAKE IT YOURSELF:MANY OF THESE HOUSES WERE MADE OVER 20 YEARS AGO -A GROUP CREATED FOR A DESPLAY SET AT THE STATE FAIR--
-THEY ARE FAIRLY STRAIGHT FORWARD AND WOULD BE A GREAT STARTING PLACE FOR MOST WOODWORKERS --THE ONLY REQUIREMENT ARE  BOXES WITH AN APPROPRIATE HOLE-MORE LATER

                                                  
                                                                                                                          

YES VIOLET GREEN SWALLOWS WILL USE MULTI HOUSES TOGETHER --SOMETIMES TAKING YEARS AS YOUR SWALLOW COLONY GROWS--
PURPLE MARTIN ON THE OTHER HAND-- THEY WILL SOON FILL EVERY HOLE--AS TAUGHT BY HUGH PRESCOTT--THE SLOT 7/8" X 2 1/4 --
HELPS KEEP OUT THE HOUSE SPARROW-SWALLOWS WINGS ARE MOUNTED HIGH ON THE BACK ALLOWING THEM TO SQUEEZE -THE HHOUSE SPARROW  BEING A PASSERINE  HAS A FIXED CAVITY-