I've got 3 fleglings that are coming home every night. They are not with any adult birds. I'm afraid they are going to miss the bus if they wait much longer. Should I close up the houses and force then to move on and hope they catch up with migration?
Everything else has been gone for 2+ weeks.
Late leaving
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Ed Svetich-WI
- Posts: 815
- Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2004 10:05 pm
- Location: Brooks, Wi (McGinnis Lake)
- Martin Colony History: 24 Super and Excluder Gourds on two gourd racks, all SREH. Full occupancy. My philosophy is to maximize fledge % with existing cavities rather than adding gourds to grow colony, thus providing opportunities for new colony expansion. Fledge over 100 nestlings yearly from 24 gourds. Band nestlings in cooperation with state university. 2019 Adendum: Reduced colony size to 12 gourds to focus on more intensive management regimen.
No need to worry about them.They can be 100s of miles south of you in a day. I have had martins visit into September.I have not seen or heard a martin in the last two days and I now have a dozen perching on the gourd racks.
Ed
Ed
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Dave Duit
- Posts: 2145
- Joined: Tue Nov 25, 2003 2:02 pm
- Location: Iowa / Nevada
- Martin Colony History: In 2024, 82 pair with 350 fledged youngsters. 110 total cavities available, 82 Troyer Horizontal gourds and a homemade PVC / metal 28 compartment unit, 1 fallout shelter. Hawk and owl guards included. Martin educator and speaker. President and founder of the Iowa Purple Martin Organization. Please visit Iowa Purple Martin Organization on Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1627283871068161 Emails send to [email protected]. Subject line include Iowa Purple Martin.
I had a few migrate through today, Sept. 1st. I live in Nevada, Iowa; central Iowa.