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Mike Coupe
Posts: 36
Joined: Thu Nov 20, 2003 10:11 pm
Location: Tennessee/Hornbeak
Martin Colony History: Started in 2001 with one Chuck Abare style 16 gourds rack. The past several years I have three of these gourd racks now. 48 gourds total. Maybe six plastic and the rest natural. Mixture of vertical, horizontal, single and double gourds. Tunnels on most and all sreh holes. Predator guards(bird netting) on each pole. Also have a S&S repeating trap in area. Shotgun and pellet gun help too. Usually all gourds occupied.

Here is a picture of my site. S&S Controller on edge of woods. In my front yard here up in NW TN near Reelfoot Lake.
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Mike Coupe
Posts: 36
Joined: Thu Nov 20, 2003 10:11 pm
Location: Tennessee/Hornbeak
Martin Colony History: Started in 2001 with one Chuck Abare style 16 gourds rack. The past several years I have three of these gourd racks now. 48 gourds total. Maybe six plastic and the rest natural. Mixture of vertical, horizontal, single and double gourds. Tunnels on most and all sreh holes. Predator guards(bird netting) on each pole. Also have a S&S repeating trap in area. Shotgun and pellet gun help too. Usually all gourds occupied.

Oops no pics? Was using my smartphone and it looked like attachments were downloaded. ? Need help on how to do this on phone or desktop? Sorry.
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GeneP
Posts: 525
Joined: Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:35 am
Location: Kansas, Lawrence
Martin Colony History: 1 gourd rack with 24 gourd capacity. 2018, my 11th year hosting martins.
18 pair in 2017.

This may help:

http://www.purplemartin.org/forum/viewt ... =2&t=31327

Looking forward to seeing what you have.
PMCA Member, Single Gourd Rack, 2019 marks 12 years hosting martins.
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Mike Coupe
Posts: 36
Joined: Thu Nov 20, 2003 10:11 pm
Location: Tennessee/Hornbeak
Martin Colony History: Started in 2001 with one Chuck Abare style 16 gourds rack. The past several years I have three of these gourd racks now. 48 gourds total. Maybe six plastic and the rest natural. Mixture of vertical, horizontal, single and double gourds. Tunnels on most and all sreh holes. Predator guards(bird netting) on each pole. Also have a S&S repeating trap in area. Shotgun and pellet gun help too. Usually all gourds occupied.

Thank you for link. I tried with my Android smartphone but there is no done button after I hit attachment and add file. I'll try on my desktop at home tonight and go to photo bucket.
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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

Mike after you hit add files there are 3 options that come up. Of the 3 I have only used photo library. After you touch that it goes to all your pictures on you phone/iPad. When you have selected your photos my iPad has done up in the right corner. After I touch that it goes back to my post and is ready to be submitted. Hope this helps. I don't know what the Android options are to leave your saved photos. Whatever gets you out of there and back to your posts. Back on your post you will see the files loading---then you can submit.
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Jody
Jody in Central Illinois
Landlord in 2016
2016—4 pr fledged 16
2017—8 pr fledged 34
2018—11 pr fledged 60
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Mike Coupe
Posts: 36
Joined: Thu Nov 20, 2003 10:11 pm
Location: Tennessee/Hornbeak
Martin Colony History: Started in 2001 with one Chuck Abare style 16 gourds rack. The past several years I have three of these gourd racks now. 48 gourds total. Maybe six plastic and the rest natural. Mixture of vertical, horizontal, single and double gourds. Tunnels on most and all sreh holes. Predator guards(bird netting) on each pole. Also have a S&S repeating trap in area. Shotgun and pellet gun help too. Usually all gourds occupied.

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Mike Coupe
Posts: 36
Joined: Thu Nov 20, 2003 10:11 pm
Location: Tennessee/Hornbeak
Martin Colony History: Started in 2001 with one Chuck Abare style 16 gourds rack. The past several years I have three of these gourd racks now. 48 gourds total. Maybe six plastic and the rest natural. Mixture of vertical, horizontal, single and double gourds. Tunnels on most and all sreh holes. Predator guards(bird netting) on each pole. Also have a S&S repeating trap in area. Shotgun and pellet gun help too. Usually all gourds occupied.

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Mike Coupe
Posts: 36
Joined: Thu Nov 20, 2003 10:11 pm
Location: Tennessee/Hornbeak
Martin Colony History: Started in 2001 with one Chuck Abare style 16 gourds rack. The past several years I have three of these gourd racks now. 48 gourds total. Maybe six plastic and the rest natural. Mixture of vertical, horizontal, single and double gourds. Tunnels on most and all sreh holes. Predator guards(bird netting) on each pole. Also have a S&S repeating trap in area. Shotgun and pellet gun help too. Usually all gourds occupied.

Thank you for the help on posting. Had to use desktop and photobucket.
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