The 'Countryside Condo' Purple Martin House | S&K 16-Room Starling-Resistant Barn-Style Pole-Mount Habitat

The Experience

Sixteen rooms. A classic American barn silhouette. And a colony management pedigree built on the same S&K engineering that serious Purple Martin landlords have trusted for decades. The Countryside Condo brings the unmistakable aesthetic of the working farmstead to your colony program — crescent SREH entrances that physically exclude European Starlings, convertible hole geometry on the upper four apartments for landlords managing colonies accustomed to the traditional round configuration, and a flexible room design that lets you tailor compartment depth to your colony's needs. Built from UV-stabilized copolymer plastic in the USA by Scenic Rivers Industries, this is the purple martin nesting box for the landlord who wants maximum colony capacity without sacrificing the character of the landscape they've built.

Scientific Engineering

• Starling-Resistant Crescent Entrance Holes (SREH): Each compartment features a precision crescent-shaped opening measuring 3"W x 1.125"H — dimensioned to admit Purple Martins comfortably while physically preventing the larger body profile of European Starlings from gaining entry. Passive exclusion, active every hour of every day.
• Convertible Upper Entrance Holes: The four uppermost apartments feature entrance holes convertible to traditional round configuration — a meaningful option for landlords managing established colonies with round-hole housing history, without compromising SREH protection on the remaining twelve compartments.
• Adjustable Room Configuration: Standard compartments measure 6"L x 6"W x 6"H. Remove dividers to expand individual rooms to 6"L x 6"W x 12"H, reducing total room count to 10 while providing expanded nesting depth — a proven preference for breeding pairs raising full clutches.
• Center Pole Pass-Through Design: Engineered for a triangular telescoping pole through the center of the structure, enabling full raise-and-lower capability for nest monitoring, competitor eviction, and end-of-season cleanout — the management standard for any serious colony program.
• Ventilated Door Panels: Each compartment features ventilated doors that maintain interior airflow during peak summer nesting season, reducing heat stress on nestlings during critical development windows.
• Roof Overhangs & Gutters: Integrated overhangs and gutters actively divert rainfall away from compartment openings, keeping nest interiors dry throughout the active breeding season.
• Perimeter Landing Rails: Full-floor landing and take-off rails on every level provide abundant perching area, reducing approach fatigue and supporting natural pre-entry behavior for martins of all experience levels.
• UV-Stabilized Copolymer Plastic: Weather-resistant construction resists fading, cracking, and structural degradation across decades of outdoor exposure regardless of climate or seasonal conditions.

Boutique & Conservation Values

• Barn-Style Architecture: The Countryside Condo's classic American barn profile brings genuine rural character to the colony site — a design that pays homage to the agricultural landscapes where Purple Martin landlording has its deepest roots.
• Partial SREH Flexibility: Convertible upper entrance holes allow experienced landlords to transition established round-hole colonies to SREH protection incrementally — without disrupting returning birds accustomed to a specific entry geometry.
• Scenic Rivers Industries: Your purchase directly supports a workshop providing dignified, meaningful employment for people with disabilities — making the Countryside Condo one of the few purple martin nesting boxes that contributes to both wildlife conservation and human community in a single transaction.
• Heritage Manufacturing: Proudly Made in the USA.

Specifications

• Dimensions: 19.5" L x 18.5" W x 21" H
• Floors: 2
• Room Count: 16 (standard) / 10 (expanded configuration)
• Room Dimensions: 6" L x 6" W x 6" H standard / 6" L x 6" W x 12" H expanded
• Entrance Hole Style: Crescent SREH (upper 4 apartments convertible to round)
• Entrance Hole Dimensions: 3" W x 1.125" H
• Material: UV-Stabilized Copolymer Plastic
• Mounting: Center pole pass-through — triangular telescoping pole (sold separately)
• Compatible Pole: The Apex-15 Triangular Telescoping Pole (sold separately)
• Shipping Weight: 10 lbs.
• Country of Origin: Proudly Made in the USA
• ⚠️ Assembly Required

COUNTRYSIDE CONDO MANUAL