First arrival 2013
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Tom and Shelley
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- Joined: Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:58 am
- Location: Indiana/Indianapolis
I thought I would sit outside for a while... heard a short chirp... ran in to get the i-pod with the dawn song... within seconds of playing it, saw a bird draw its wings in and dive fast to one of two racks that were ready. We have our first arrival at 7:20PM Friday night. She fluttered around at the rack that was not unplugged, so I quickly got the ladder and made ready the second rack, she went in a gourd minutes later.
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bigfootokie
- Posts: 18
- Joined: Fri Jul 30, 2010 2:45 pm
- Location: Oklahoma/Purcell
Really nice Pics...hope you have a great season.
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DebA
- Posts: 1941
- Joined: Tue May 04, 2010 7:43 am
- Location: Pratt County/Kansas
- 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.
It is so wonderful, isn't it? 
Happy for you.
Deb
Happy for you.Deb
PMCA MEMBER
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
I got home today sun shining and 50 degrees . I seen 5 tree swallows flying around the yard first ones I have seen this year. I was out working around on the nest box trap I use for starlings . Keeping a eye on the sky to see if there were martins around but all I seen were the swallows . I figured that none would be here for a few days as the sightings on the map looked like they were 100 miles south of me in Indianapolis . It was about 7pm I heard a sound that I have not heard since August it was a martin flying over the gourd racks making a lot of noise probably mad that the gourds were plugged so I hurried and unplugged some of them. The forecast is warm until Monday then colder I will probable be flipping crickets the beginning of next week
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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
Great New!PMCA MEMBER