29% and subbie update...

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DornCounty
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Location: Rural SE Kansas
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A year over year martin population survey of the parsons public colonies this morning showed a 29% increase in the martin population. Great news!


The news is even better when you consider that the subbies still seem to be showing up. Over the last 5 days we have seen a large amount of subbies move in from almost none to at least 8 or 9 that I counted this morning.
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MamaBruff
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Location: SW Missouri
Martin Colony History: 2013-2016 Unsuccessful at starting a PM colony. Health problems.
Rehomed all my PM stuff. Good Luck and Best Wishes to All.

That's wonderful Andrew!
~Mary B~

Lifelong PM Admirer and Nature Enthusiast.
Ruthless trapper of S&S year round.
2013-2016 Unsuccessful at starting a PM colony. Health problems.
Rehomed all my PM stuff. Good Luck and Best Wishes to All.
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Winger
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Location: East TX/Lake Sam Rayburn

DornCounty...good for you! We have almost no subbies in E. TX. All of our birds seem to be ASY. Maybe "ya'll" are getting our SY birds. Thankfully to good homes!

Wishing you nothing but the best...Tammy Winger
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jr 2
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Location: ohio,proctorville(just across ohio river from huntington,west virginia)

somebody must be getting my sy birds from last year as I have no subbie pairs at all;; I would think the colonies in the south would pick up all the subbies first and the northern states would get the leftovers;I had 6 pair of subbie last year;;;jr2
PMCA member; s 2011 2 pair fledged 3; 2012 3 asy pair,4 sy pair,2013 8 asy pair,6 sy pair;2014 19 asy pair,2 sy pair
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