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aarosport
Posts: 35
Joined: Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:27 am
Location: Kansas, Wichita

What a great sight to see. I hope they figure out the SREH doors, as this is the first year i have tried them. A little nervous. I do have quite a lot of starlings in the area, so I figured why not try them. Hope you all have a great season!
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2010- 5 pairs
2011- 5 pairs, 14 fledged
2012- 6 pairs, 14 fledged
kcscriv
Posts: 67
Joined: Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:52 am
Location: peculiar mo.

they will, its the best thing you can do,i love to watch the yellow beaks try to push their way in. Hopefully the snow in next weeks forecast will not come to pass,i lost one last week to the cold weather,the others i have not seen for couple of weeks. Good luck with your martins.
aarosport
Posts: 35
Joined: Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:27 am
Location: Kansas, Wichita

Yep, our forecast for the wichita area at the beginning of next week is not good. Monday's high is 37 low 25. Hope they make it OK
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2010- 5 pairs
2011- 5 pairs, 14 fledged
2012- 6 pairs, 14 fledged
crnman3
Posts: 21
Joined: Tue Apr 06, 2010 10:09 am
Location: Jackson/TN

Don't worry, they will figure it out. I change over to all sreh a couple of years ago. Before I did, I was fighting starlings off on a daily basis. The first year I changed I thought I had messed up, my 1st martins tried and tried and didnt get in, but they finally figured it out. Now, they all go right in and I have not had to fight any starlings since. Every once in a while a starling will come and try to get in, it wont be able to and leaves. You will be soooo glad you did it.
2012 - 23 pair
2011 - 15 pair
2010 - 6 pair
2009 - 5 pair
2008 - 1 pair
2007 - 0
2006 - 0
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