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omyakinback
Posts: 16
Joined: Fri Feb 03, 2012 3:59 pm
Location: NC/Catawba

Just like a watched pot seems to take forever to boil, a watched sky seems to take forever to produce martins!
Dave Reynolds
Posts: 2442
Joined: Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:35 pm
Location: Little Hocking, Oh.
Martin Colony History: Satellite Site “Oxbow Golf Course”..
2018 - 15 Pair, 36 Fledged
2019 - 26 Pair, 97 Fledged
2020 - 30 Pair, 137 Fledged
2021 - 30 Pair, 144 Fledged
2022 - 27 Pair, 125 Fledged
2023 - 31 Pair, 130 Fledged
2024 - 41 Pair, 198 Fledged
2025 - 44 Pair, 168 Fledged

Home Site "Little Hocking, Ohio".
2019 - 1 Pair, 5 Fledged
2020 - 1 Pair, 4 Fledged
2021 - 8 Pair, 36 Fledged
2022 - 13 Pair, 46 Fledged
2023 - 16 Pair, 84 Fledged
2024 - 22 Pair, 104 Fledged
2025 - 28 Pair, 83 Fledged

omyakinback --- It will happpen soon enough, :lol: :lol:
Dave -- in Little Hocking, Ohio
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Little Hocking, Ohio
tcg
Posts: 110
Joined: Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:25 pm
Location: Alabama/Hartselle

omyakinback wrote:Just like a watched pot seems to take forever to boil, a watched sky seems to take forever to produce martins!
I feel your pain. I was thinking the same thing this weekend while listening and watching in my backyard. Sometimes I think I try too hard. But it sure is fun to try.
Chris
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2010 -- 0
2011 -- 0
2012 -- 1st pair, 5 eggs, 4 fledged
2013 -- 1 pair, 4 eggs, 3 fledged
James Strickland FL
Posts: 2249
Joined: Thu Nov 13, 2003 8:04 pm
Location: Reidsville NC
Martin Colony History: 2017 Had a lot visitors no Matins nesting, hoping 2018 will be different.
2018 Had 1 pair
2019 had 30 pair

The other bad side is that a lot of times Martins show up and do not even make a noise and you miss them.
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