ASY Male was here this AM
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birdy girl
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Looked out at the gourd racks this morning at 9:45. To my surprise a beautiful, but cold, male martin was sitting on a super gourd porch on one of the gourd racks. I immediately thawed a few crickets went out and flung 2. He did not go after either but after the second one flew up vocalized once and he was gone. Don't really think he is one of my last year martins coming home. I have been watching but haven't seen him. Wish he would have stayed and enjoyed a cricket breakfast but he didn't. Will continue to watch for him to return. It is cold, cloudy, and 45 degrees. Supposed to be 61 degrees tomorrow.
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klcretired
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congrat's birdy girl , i know you're happy
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Wishing everyone a Great Martin Year
Happy Martining for 2022 to everyone,
K.C.
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Wishing everyone a Great Martin Year
Happy Martining for 2022 to everyone,
K.C.
[email protected]
It is cold wet and windy here also. I have about 12 martins now they seem to be doing good so far.I offer them mealworms and eggshells but they are not taking them.I have Quad feeder that i feed them in that worked good last year.Hope everything goes well for you this year.
Todd Rhinewalt PMCA member
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James Strickland FL
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2018 Had 1 pair
2019 had 30 pair
Great to hear. Keep him warm.
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birdy girl
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I will do my best if he comes back. He hasn't been back sine he left this morning. Hope he makes it to wherever his destination is.
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Dave Reynolds
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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
That's good news for ya, Birdy Girl, I'm sure you are glad.. 
Have a wonderful year.
Dave
Have a wonderful year.
Dave
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Little Hocking, Ohio
Little Hocking, Ohio
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birdy girl
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This am 2/14 an ASY male is here again. Still not sure if this is same martin from yesterday but this one is perching on another rack, preening feathers and sitting on power line, flying around and coming back. I do believe he is going to stay with us and one of ours from last year. Guess the enjoyment and worry has set in. Good luck to everyone this year with your martins. I am posting today as arrival of my first martin this year. Temp 32 degrees. Sure hope it warms up for all our feathered friends.
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AidanRois
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This means they're getting closer to me... Hope they don't come back while I'm away this weekend! It better warm up soon!
I'm also wondering... when do yours usually start to come back? For some reason this just feels early to me. Or maybe I'm just anxious because of the cold weather.
I'm also wondering... when do yours usually start to come back? For some reason this just feels early to me. Or maybe I'm just anxious because of the cold weather.
Tiffeny N. - Horn Lake, MS - PMCA member
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diane davis-ms
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Congratulations Terri 
I knew it couldn't long before you reported your
martins!!! Wishing you a wonderful year this year. I worry about martins
in our area with the severe cold front coming in tomorrow, weather man say
lows down in the 20,s ? Though I have frozen crickets in freezer most of my
neibors with martins aren't so careing and thoughtful in that
way about there martins. I'm sure hopeing to see a report by ( gobbler t )!!
this year on the map and that he has a great year this year also!!
~diane~
I knew it couldn't long before you reported your martins!!! Wishing you a wonderful year this year. I worry about martins
in our area with the severe cold front coming in tomorrow, weather man say
lows down in the 20,s ? Though I have frozen crickets in freezer most of my
neibors with martins aren't so careing and thoughtful in that
way about there martins. I'm sure hopeing to see a report by ( gobbler t )!!
this year on the map and that he has a great year this year also!!
~diane~
purple martin addict!
pmca member.
2015 sy's males here hoping for new colony!
pmca member.
2015 sy's males here hoping for new colony!
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DebA
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- Martin Colony History: Start 2009 with one pair. Upgraded from S&K houses to two Trendsetter 12's with gourds beneath in 2013. I have experienced job, pet, and parental losses since '13. The Purple Martins lift my spirits and remind me how life continues forward by flying their little selves from Brazil back to my yard. As one forum person once told me, chin up DebA, look at the martins. Danger all around but yet they soar in the sky without a care in the world.
Me too, Diane! Rooting for Gobbler T. He has his own pep club.
Terri, that is great. Thank you all you great south landlords that try to take care of our birds when they come through.
Deb
Terri, that is great. Thank you all you great south landlords that try to take care of our birds when they come through.
Deb
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Pratt County, Kansas
2016 34 PAIR
2015 27 PAIR
2014 23 PAIR
2013 13 PAIR
2012 6 PAIR
2011 4 PAIR
2010 2 PAIR
2009 1 PAIR
Pratt County, Kansas
2016 34 PAIR
2015 27 PAIR
2014 23 PAIR
2013 13 PAIR
2012 6 PAIR
2011 4 PAIR
2010 2 PAIR
2009 1 PAIR
WhoooHooo Birdy girl! I've been waiting to see your report also.
DebA & Diane, You girls are so nice! Pep club! Thats funny. (seems to be true, but funny)
I actually thought I saw 4 on my gourd rack Sat morning, but by the time I could sit my sandwich down and go (run) outside to see, they were gone. Not real sure, but exciting all the same.
DebA & Diane, You girls are so nice! Pep club!
Thats funny. (seems to be true, but funny)I actually thought I saw 4 on my gourd rack Sat morning, but by the time I could sit my sandwich down and go (run) outside to see, they were gone. Not real sure, but exciting all the same.
Tony
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