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Tom and Shelley
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- Location: Indiana/Indianapolis
My wife and I are pretty sure the two on ether end of the rods are barn swallows, but what are the little brown backed, with white breasts close in with the martin? This is the 1st time we have had these that we know of. It is 32 degrees... birds are cold, but will be in the 50's this afternoon in Indy. We have about 20 martins so far, but far less from this time last year... hoping for more to come.
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Tom and Shelley
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- Location: Indiana/Indianapolis
sorry for the small pic... just have a point-and-shoot
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Tom and Shelley
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how about these?
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scottfreidhof
- Posts: 355
- Joined: Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:13 am
- Location: Kentucky/Morehead
They look like northern rough-winged swallows.
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Archer
- Posts: 786
- Joined: Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:09 pm
- Location: Manitoba/Altona
- Martin Colony History: six pair in 2014, have grown to 52 pairs in 2017.
An interesting mixture of swallows. Besides the martin you have two other swallows. The last picture is the cliff swallow, which has the rusty red patch under the chin. The remainder are either the Bank swallow or the Rough-winged swallow, I can't tell for sure. My guess is its the Bank swallow.
I hope you are enjoying your visitors this morning.
I hope you are enjoying your visitors this morning.
2011- first year trying, a few visitors.
2012-One ASY pair, raised two young, lots of subby visitors. So thankfull.
2013-daily subby visits.
2014-Six SY pairs
2015-18 pair, 83 fledglings
2016-36 pair, 147 fledglings
2017-52 pairs, 192 fledglings.
2018-60 pair, 246 fledglings.
2019-59 pair, 238 fledglings.
2020-62 pair.
2021-65 pair.
2022-63 pair.
2023-60 pair
2024-62 pair
2012-One ASY pair, raised two young, lots of subby visitors. So thankfull.
2013-daily subby visits.
2014-Six SY pairs
2015-18 pair, 83 fledglings
2016-36 pair, 147 fledglings
2017-52 pairs, 192 fledglings.
2018-60 pair, 246 fledglings.
2019-59 pair, 238 fledglings.
2020-62 pair.
2021-65 pair.
2022-63 pair.
2023-60 pair
2024-62 pair
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Archer
- Posts: 786
- Joined: Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:09 pm
- Location: Manitoba/Altona
- Martin Colony History: six pair in 2014, have grown to 52 pairs in 2017.
After looking again, I think Ed is right, the last one is the barn swallow, if you look carefully at the tail you can see the long skinny feather of the barn swallow tail.
2011- first year trying, a few visitors.
2012-One ASY pair, raised two young, lots of subby visitors. So thankfull.
2013-daily subby visits.
2014-Six SY pairs
2015-18 pair, 83 fledglings
2016-36 pair, 147 fledglings
2017-52 pairs, 192 fledglings.
2018-60 pair, 246 fledglings.
2019-59 pair, 238 fledglings.
2020-62 pair.
2021-65 pair.
2022-63 pair.
2023-60 pair
2024-62 pair
2012-One ASY pair, raised two young, lots of subby visitors. So thankfull.
2013-daily subby visits.
2014-Six SY pairs
2015-18 pair, 83 fledglings
2016-36 pair, 147 fledglings
2017-52 pairs, 192 fledglings.
2018-60 pair, 246 fledglings.
2019-59 pair, 238 fledglings.
2020-62 pair.
2021-65 pair.
2022-63 pair.
2023-60 pair
2024-62 pair
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James Rieman
- Posts: 158
- Joined: Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:57 am
- Location: Houston/Texas
A good picture of some North American Swallows. Ed Pace is right about the bird in the last picture, it is a female Barn Swallow (Cliff Swallows have bright white foreheads). Scottfriedof is right about the drab birds. In the group picture there are Northern Rough-winged Swallows (bank swallows have a complete breastband and the white on their throat extends back and wraps around their ear area) along with the Barn Swallows and Purple Martins.
James Rieman
Houston Texas
PMCA member
2011 - 3 SY pair
2012 - 7 pair
2013 - 10 pair
2014 - 12 pair
2015 - 16 pair
2016 - 17 pair
Houston Texas
PMCA member
2011 - 3 SY pair
2012 - 7 pair
2013 - 10 pair
2014 - 12 pair
2015 - 16 pair
2016 - 17 pair
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Tom and Shelley
- Posts: 28
- Joined: Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:58 am
- Location: Indiana/Indianapolis
Thank you all for the help to zero in on the company the martins had this morning. Today was a great day for seeing new species... had a Double-crested Cormorant land on the lake... rides really low in the water. What a beautiful sight!
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Archer
- Posts: 786
- Joined: Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:09 pm
- Location: Manitoba/Altona
- Martin Colony History: six pair in 2014, have grown to 52 pairs in 2017.
Same here, saw a female hooded merganser today, first duck in the area. Beautiful bird!
2011- first year trying, a few visitors.
2012-One ASY pair, raised two young, lots of subby visitors. So thankfull.
2013-daily subby visits.
2014-Six SY pairs
2015-18 pair, 83 fledglings
2016-36 pair, 147 fledglings
2017-52 pairs, 192 fledglings.
2018-60 pair, 246 fledglings.
2019-59 pair, 238 fledglings.
2020-62 pair.
2021-65 pair.
2022-63 pair.
2023-60 pair
2024-62 pair
2012-One ASY pair, raised two young, lots of subby visitors. So thankfull.
2013-daily subby visits.
2014-Six SY pairs
2015-18 pair, 83 fledglings
2016-36 pair, 147 fledglings
2017-52 pairs, 192 fledglings.
2018-60 pair, 246 fledglings.
2019-59 pair, 238 fledglings.
2020-62 pair.
2021-65 pair.
2022-63 pair.
2023-60 pair
2024-62 pair
Looks like some cousins came over for a short stay is all. How interesting.
Thats a mighty nice big body of water by your site. Do you live by a very nice River?
The way that nice thick brush grows over the water from the banks on the opposite side makes one think some excellent fly fishing could be had.
Thats a mighty nice big body of water by your site. Do you live by a very nice River?
The way that nice thick brush grows over the water from the banks on the opposite side makes one think some excellent fly fishing could be had.
2008~(1st yr) 4 pairs, 11 to 12 fledged
2009~(2nd yr) 9 pairs, 41 fledged
2010~(3rd year) 11 pairs. 50 fledged
2011~(4th year) 20 pairs, 23 out of 23 gourds Martin occupied, 3 fledged, the rest died in the drought. (1 new Blue Bird, 3 BB fledged.)
2012~ 26 pairs, approx. 100-110 fledged
2009~(2nd yr) 9 pairs, 41 fledged
2010~(3rd year) 11 pairs. 50 fledged
2011~(4th year) 20 pairs, 23 out of 23 gourds Martin occupied, 3 fledged, the rest died in the drought. (1 new Blue Bird, 3 BB fledged.)
2012~ 26 pairs, approx. 100-110 fledged
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Tom and Shelley
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- Joined: Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:58 am
- Location: Indiana/Indianapolis
Matt@atx,
Takes a fisherman to notice... we live on a 40 acre old quarry lake, and own the 19 acres around the west side so no looking at other houses... only 37 houses on our side... 15 minutes from downtown Indy... it's like every day we're on vacation. Fishing is excellent... we manage the lake well... blue gill, crappy, cat, small and large mouth... and yes fly fishing is practiced here!
Takes a fisherman to notice... we live on a 40 acre old quarry lake, and own the 19 acres around the west side so no looking at other houses... only 37 houses on our side... 15 minutes from downtown Indy... it's like every day we're on vacation. Fishing is excellent... we manage the lake well... blue gill, crappy, cat, small and large mouth... and yes fly fishing is practiced here!
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