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Rich Jewell In
Posts: 129
Joined: Sat Aug 28, 2004 5:56 pm
Location: Indiana Crown Point

13 nesting pair, 58 eggs. Been cold and raining but finally clearing up. 70's today. Two pair nesting in my coates waters edge. Layed their eggs in the entrance compartment, not in their nest. I doubt they will hatch. Eggs are just laying on the alum. floor. How are the rest of my Indiana people doing?

Rich
2006-2009 martins at a different location
2009 1 pair 3 fledged
2010 7 pair 35 fledged
2011 14 pair 51 fledged
2012 18 pair 75 fledged
2013 20 pair
2014 20 pair
2015 20 pair 86 eggs
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flyin-lowe
Posts: 3789
Joined: Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:49 am
Location: Indiana/Henry Co.

Last nest check last week I had 12 pair, 10 of which had a total of 51 eggs. I had two SY nest that were complete and had a bunch of green leaves. My earliest nest was due to hatch yesterday. I didn't get time to check today so tomorrow I will probably do a nest check and check to see how the hatching is going.
2026 HOSP 28
2025 62 pair HOSP 20
2024 60 pair, HOSP 44
2023 60+ pair, HOSP 8
2022 60 nests with 262 eggs, HOSP 14
2021 62 pair, HOSP 9
2020 42 nest, HOSP 8
2019- 31 pair
2018- 15 pair 49 fledged
2017 3 SY pair, 12 eggs , fledged 10. 4 additional lone SY's
2016 1 pair fledged 4
2015 Visitors
2014 Visitors
2013 Moved 6 miles, 1 pair fledged 2.
2012 30 pair fledged 100.
2011 12 pair 43 fledged.
2010 5 pair 14 fledged.
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landonn
Posts: 282
Joined: Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:50 am
Location: Indiana/Logansport

My home site has only one pair. My pair has 5 eggs and they have started to incubate. I also have a subadult male that hangs around. At my public site there aren't any martins there this year. I thought there would be martins there after a pair last year and because the site is very open. Glad you are having a great season.

Landonn
2010 1 pair at each site. Plus some unmated subadults hanging around at both sites.
2009 Had a lone subadult spend the summer
2008 visitors.
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bwenger
Posts: 1057
Joined: Thu Jul 14, 2005 7:24 pm
Location: Pennsylvania/Espyville/Pymatuning Reservoir Area
Martin Colony History: Taking care of 11 active public colonies and trying to start two more in northwestern PA. Also attempting to restart another one in southwestern PA, in Collier Township's Hilltop Park. In 2017, not sure what happened but the ASY male returned and then a couple of weeks later he was gone. It could have been weather related. No other birds showed up. I had a starling nesting at the Public site that I had trouble getting rid of.
In 2018, we fledged 629 martins at all of the sites.

Rich,

I am not sure when the eggs were laid, but it may be worth a shot to either put nesting material under them and build a little bowl for them. Would be better than them laying on the metal floor.

Good luck,

Bill
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SoIndyDon
Posts: 237
Joined: Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:45 am
Location: Indiana/Scottsburg

Last nest check on-6/11/11:

40 active nests
151 eggs
23 young ranging 1 DO to 12 DO

North Fountain rack: 16 of 16 gourds nested
South Fountain rack: 14 of 16 gourds nested
T-14: 10 of 14 cavities nested
Fledged over 3,000 martins in beautiful southern Indiana since 1996.
Started 2 colonies and mentored 3 colonies with total fledged >4,000 martins into the world.
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Rich Jewell In
Posts: 129
Joined: Sat Aug 28, 2004 5:56 pm
Location: Indiana Crown Point

Thanks Bill. I lowered the house and found green leaves being brought in. I added some pine straw and the birds seem to be bring in more nesting material..Weird they lay the eggs and then build the nest.
2006-2009 martins at a different location
2009 1 pair 3 fledged
2010 7 pair 35 fledged
2011 14 pair 51 fledged
2012 18 pair 75 fledged
2013 20 pair
2014 20 pair
2015 20 pair 86 eggs
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