Nest Check Today!

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Jose Rodriguez
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Joined: Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:34 am
Location: FL/Belleview

I did a nest check this morning. Sorry about the quality of the pictures. I was trying out my GoPro and I am very new to it, and learning about it. Still have to change the date on the camera. Anyways, I have two nests that have eggs. Five in one nest and 4 in the other. I also had a female that was laying in her nest and would not move. I didn't want to bother her so I closed the lid on the gourd. I will check on her later to make sure she is ok. Good Luck everyone!

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Dave Reynolds
Posts: 2441
Joined: Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:35 pm
Location: Little Hocking, Oh.
Martin Colony History: Satellite Site “Oxbow Golf Course”..
2018 - 15 Pair, 36 Fledged
2019 - 26 Pair, 97 Fledged
2020 - 30 Pair, 137 Fledged
2021 - 30 Pair, 144 Fledged
2022 - 27 Pair, 125 Fledged
2023 - 31 Pair, 130 Fledged
2024 - 41 Pair, 198 Fledged
2025 - 44 Pair, 168 Fledged

Home Site "Little Hocking, Ohio".
2019 - 1 Pair, 5 Fledged
2020 - 1 Pair, 4 Fledged
2021 - 8 Pair, 36 Fledged
2022 - 13 Pair, 46 Fledged
2023 - 16 Pair, 84 Fledged
2024 - 22 Pair, 104 Fledged
2025 - 28 Pair, 83 Fledged

Jose ---- Great Pictures... Wonderful looking eggs. :lol:

Dave
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pmartinlover2
Posts: 521
Joined: Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:37 pm
Location: IL/Hillsboro
Martin Colony History: 2011 Home site--1 SY pair--2 fledged
2016 Satellite Site---4 pair--19 eggs laid--17 hatched--16 fledged
2017 Satellite Site--8 pair--37 eggs laid--34 hatched--34 fledged
2018 11 pair--fledged 60
2019 20 pair-fledged 94
2020 23pair-fledged 108

What a beautiful site Jose! Thanks.....
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Jody
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4th Gen Martin Fan
Posts: 1498
Joined: Thu Jul 04, 2013 1:19 pm
Location: TN/Collierville
Martin Colony History: I have been exposed to purple martin sounds in utero when my mother went out to get my father away from his martin colony.
I played around the martin colony every summer and watched as my father maintained his colony. In the late 50's until the 70's he did not notice European Starlings in south Texas.
When old enough, I helped maintain his colony. My primary task was eliminating English House Sparrows with a 1956 Benjamin 317 .177 air rifle.
When I settled into my own home, I started my first colony with an original Trio Castle and Trio Grandpa. When I moved again, I did not put up any martin houses. Frustration with European Starlings in the Southeast US was overwhelming.
Found PMCA Forum and learned about modern enlarged compartments and SREHs.
Inherited my father's last martin house, a Trio Grandma, modified it to modern specifications and have had good results since then.

Jose,
She cannot going to leave her 6 eggs that she is incubating! She has got an important job to do.
She probably knows you are the silly man who kept peeking into her nest last year.
Seriously, what a wonderful feeling that your martins trust you that much.
Mark.
Mark.
Firm believer in HOSP/EUST Control, Enlarged Compartments, SREHs, Pole Predator Guards, Owl/Hawk Guards, Mite/Parasite Control, Housing Insulation, and Vents for Compartment Cooling.
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Jose Rodriguez
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Joined: Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:34 am
Location: FL/Belleview

OK, I finally went back later this morning to check up on the female Martin that would not leave her gourd. Good to say all is well, only this time her hubby was in there with her and he was not leaving also! lol This is a cell phone photo but if you look closely, you can see him in the very back of the gourd. Also, there is a tiny hint of an egg under them! I'll leave them be for now. :grin:

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Bird Nerd
Posts: 57
Joined: Mon Mar 02, 2015 5:37 pm
Location: FL/Miami/Redland

Wonderful Jose Congrats!!

I'm doing my nest check tomorrow Sunday.

Alex
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GPhillips
Posts: 13
Joined: Fri Mar 13, 2015 11:00 am
Location: GA/Lenox

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing Jose!

Greg
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taxidermy lady
Posts: 2988
Joined: Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:21 am
Location: IL/Ellis Grove
Martin Colony History: Started trying to attract purple martins in 2012! It's finally happened in 2017! 5 years!!! ASY male and SY female came May 1st, fledged 5 babies!

Pretty soon you'll be petting them!!!! :lol:
Sharon from southern Illinois
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MichaelH
Posts: 586
Joined: Fri Mar 27, 2015 10:10 am
Location: IL/Gillespie
Martin Colony History: 2015 28 cavities 2 pairs
2016 big upgrade 56cavities 16 pairs great year
2017. 76 cavities 36 pairs
2018. 146 cavities

That's is so cool ,I'm just waiting for the day ,you got to be so excited ,thanks for sharing
Mick
2018 146 cavities.
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