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graue
Posts: 44
Joined: Mon Dec 22, 2003 12:46 pm
Location: Florida/Port Charlotte

Hawk got 3 of my martins that I saw. Possible that it got more.
Chris B
Posts: 379
Joined: Sun Jun 01, 2014 4:10 pm
Location: AL/Toney

You should look into putting decoys up above the housing so the hawk has an easy target.
2014 8 gourds, 3 pairs nested. Ended w/ 24 total
2015 24 gourds, 22 nests. Lotsa birds!
2016 24 gourds and good activity.
2017 32 SREH gourds. Great activity.
2018 40 SREH gourds. Good finish despite big storm damage. No more dangling gourds.
2019 56+ SREH gourds, all on 3/8 rods. Birds did very well.
2020 56 SREH gourds.
BobbyG
Posts: 83
Joined: Tue Apr 14, 2015 11:13 am
Location: LA/Laplace
Martin Colony History: 10 years

I put up a decoy I used a plastic strap for electrical wires and the other day the decoy was gone found it in my veg garden it had deep gouges in it and the strap was broken. I am hooked next year I will have 1 decoy on every house.
BobbyG
Posts: 83
Joined: Tue Apr 14, 2015 11:13 am
Location: LA/Laplace
Martin Colony History: 10 years

Here are my two decoys on one set of houses.
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