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Tom Teague
Posts: 175
Joined: Sun Nov 30, 2003 12:39 pm
Location: Trophy Club, TX

new year. I have my site up and ready to go. In addition, I placed an 8 unit house in my neighbors back yard. I have a picture of my site, hope you can see it.

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DornCounty
Posts: 2169
Joined: Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:58 pm
Location: Rural SE Kansas
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Trio-Jedi

nice looks good.
2017 - Home & Public Colonies - 300 Cavities
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john e
Posts: 58
Joined: Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:20 am
Location: Frisco, TX

Hi Tom,

Does your HOA give you any trouble? Just curious (and always a little cautious since I live in Frisco, TX)

Thanks,

John
2011 One Nesting Pair, 4 eggs, 4 Fledged. Heath cedar home with SREH
2012 10 Nesting pair. 53 eggs, 46 babies, 36 Fledged. Trendsetter 12
2013 12 Nesting pair. 72 eggs. 50 babies. 49 Fledged. Trendsetter 12
2014 Trendsetter 12 with 2 Vertical Gourds
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Peggy Riley
Posts: 885
Joined: Tue Nov 11, 2003 1:21 pm
Location: TX/Tolar

Nice!

Peggy
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2017 101 pair
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Tom Teague
Posts: 175
Joined: Sun Nov 30, 2003 12:39 pm
Location: Trophy Club, TX

No, none at all. You cannot see any of the houses from the front of the house. So, this probably helps.
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klcretired
Posts: 2174
Joined: Tue Nov 18, 2003 3:06 am
Location: Grand Prairie,Tx

Looks Good Tom,
It's Kenny Crawford over here in Grand Prairie, Tx
You need to put up some decoys , they help alot both as attracting the PM's as well as helping during a Hawk attack , it gives the PM's a Chance to bolt to freedom while the Hawk attacks the Plastic decoy, the Decoy's have been a God-send here at my colony and have saved many many martins. wishing you a great year tom.

John E,
Since i moved back to Texas from Shreveport, La in 1994 I have been living in a sub division called Westchester here in Grand Prairie , Tx the HOA has never given me any problems about all my Housing, Gourd Rack & S&S Repeating Trap's , Etc,etc,etc.....
Pictures Taken with Canon Rebel XT Digital using a Sigma 50-500 Long Lens.

Wishing everyone a Great Martin Year
Happy Martining for 2022 to everyone,

K.C.

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FredH
Posts: 8
Joined: Wed May 09, 2012 3:18 pm
Location: Texas/Trophy Club

Hi Tom

Your set up looks great. Last year Martins showed up at my place in Trophy Club around March 12. Since this is my second year should I expect them to arrive earlier. Hope we both have great seasons.

Fred
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Bird Brain
Posts: 327
Joined: Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:22 am
Location: Highland Village, TX
Martin Colony History: 2022-visitors, 2023-visitors, 2024-1 pair, fledged 4, 2025-10 pair, fledged 42

Hi Tom. I'm in Highland Village . This will be my 2nd year attempting to attract PM's. How close is your pole to your house? It looks close based on the photo.
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Ravens5281
Posts: 159
Joined: Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:14 pm
Location: Seymour, Indiana
Martin Colony History: PMCA Member:
Name: Stu Silver III
Begin trying to start a Colony since 2014
Had 2 Martins Visitors stop by (2014)
(2015) 2 Martins Visitors passed through
(2016) 35 Days that Martins Visitors/Stopped by but didn't nest

This is awesome Tom!!! I like how there is no trees!!
PMCA Member: From Seymour, Indiana
Name: Stu Silver III
Begin trying to start a Colony since 2014
Had 2 Martins Visitors stop by (2014)
(2015) 2 Martins Visitors passed through
(2016) 35 Days that Martins Visitors/Stopped by but didn't nest
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Tom Teague
Posts: 175
Joined: Sun Nov 30, 2003 12:39 pm
Location: Trophy Club, TX

My house and gourd rack are around 30 feet from my house and about 200 feet from the nearest trees. No problem here since we had 11 pair last year. I did wrap the mini castle with 2x4 wire because we do have cooper hawks around. Since I did that we did not have a single hawk attack in 2016.
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