Increase the housing options for your favorite migratory bird by placing this Heath Single Two-Piece Martin Gourd with Crescent Starling Resistant Entrance Hole in it. This innovative gourd adds a timeless look to your existing martin colony, combining it with modern materials for durability.

• A front and back half interlock to form this shelter, securing at the top with a single screw for quick assembly.
• The 7″ diameter chamber and crescent-shaped entry deter larger birds from nesting here, while still allowing adult martins passage.
• Perforations below the crescent entry allow you to alter it to a round opening, and a molded canopy above it directs rain away from the nest.
• Dual slots on the base of the gourd allow any captured water to drain, and the beige color lends a natural tone to the item while keeping it cool during the hot summer months.
• Slide a hanging rod or other hook through the top hole on this piece, to place it on a gourd rack or suspend it beneath your existing martin house.
• The plastic body withstands use for many seasons, and the two-piece construction makes cleaning simple.
• Offer martins an additional housing choice with this Single Two-Piece Martin Gourd with Crescent Starling Resistant Entrance Hole.
• Assembly required.
• Made in the USA.

Note: This description refers only to a Heath Single Two-Piece Martin Gourd with Crescent Starling Resistant Entrance Hole. The hanging rod shown is not included.

• Opening: 2.125″L x 1.375″H crescent, 2.125″ dia. round
• Dimensions: 8″ dia. x 12.125″H
• Mounting: may be hung
• Construction: plastic

Bring a nature-inspired, time tested shelter to your bird garden with this Wild Bird Lover’s Single Purple Martin Gourd. Dried, hollowed gourds were successfully used in centuries past as housing for migratory purple martins, and the extended neck and rounded body of this roost perfectly evokes this shape.

• Alternating raised and impressed elements at the flared end of the neck lend fantastic texture and a natural appeal to this piece, while a 2.125″ diameter entry hole provides safe passage for martins.
• This leads to a 6.25″ diameter, interior nesting area, deep enough for birds to place eggs near the back, away from predators.
• A drainage hole on the slightly flattened base helps the home and compartment remain dry, while the beige tone keeps fledglings cool in the summer.
• Readily suspend this gourd using its integrated top loop; it can either be placed below an existing house, or situated on a gourd rack system for a different look.
• Its molded, plastic body is simple to maintain and clean for use again and again, while offering lasting shelter to your feathered friends.
• Increase the nesting options for your martin colony with this Single Purple Martin Gourd.

Note: This description refers only to the Wild Bird Lover’s Single Purple Martin Gourd. The rod shown is not included.

Dimensions:

• Opening: 2.125″ dia.
• Dimensions: 6.625″ dia. x 12.25″H
• Mounting: may be hung
• Construction: plastic

The Excluder Gourd is a new product designed for the benefit of the purple martin. The excluder gourd offers two patented entrance holes (U.S. Patent number 6513454) and the crescent to exclude the European Starling from nesting. The closure cap is a necessity for doing nest inspections. The two center line hole punches on the gourd recommends 5/8 inch distance from the porch to the bottom of the entrance hole, however the porches may be attached at different levels at the landlord’s discretion. External owl and hawk guards may be purchased as an accessory item. All excluder entrances work well for discouraging the European Starling. Since the original Excluder was introduced, it has been sold only as an accessory item on doors for purple martin housing. The New Excluder Gourd is the first manufactured product to offer per-punched excluder entrances.