These are generally put up to attract Purple Martins (Progne subis), which are thought to be a mosquito deterrent. Strangely, I’ve seen lots of companies offering plastic martin gourds online recently. I just can’t imagine why anyone would buy a plastic gourd when their three-year-olds could grow them with ease.
http://purplemartin.org/update/GourdHome.html
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