On the southside of Wabash --town I live in-- there's a subdivision named South Pointe. In the last year, I've noticed a number of the green and white nice-looking but plastic martin houses going up out there. Fearing the worst I thought, "Starling/sparrow heaven!" Sure enough, one of the houses, closest to the highway, has been infested with sparrows.

However, on a recent trek out to the trail, I saw a dark bird gliding across the highway in front of me, headed for the martin house. I thought, "No, it couldn't be." I was able to slow down and look out the window as I was driving. Sure enough, it was a male martin!

On my return home, I looked again to verify. It was. That was about a week and a half ago, and so far, he's still there. The problem is, I'm not sure how to help the guy out. I'm not sure if I should, as a complete stranger, walk up to the folks' front door and tell them they actually have a martin on their house and suggest they clear the sparrows out, or what. One of the first times, where something like this is concerned, that I'm at a loss for words, or what to do.

I've thought about approaching them with the "question", "I like your martin house, where did you get it?" And see if they'll show it to me. Then, I could probe them for more information/how much they know about sparrows and martins. Of course, if I should do that, I would leave all of the metal (my piercings: five rings in each ear, one in my nose)out, and would wear a hat to cover my scalplock. Can't cover my facial tattoos though.

Thinking...

Monty