Denham Springs, LA

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K_Adams
Posts: 65
Joined: Mon Feb 01, 2016 1:48 am
Location: Louisiana
Martin Colony History: Home Site 2015 & 2016 2 pairs, 2017 3 pairs
Public Park Site 2016 1 pair, 2017 28 pairs
Starting Middle School Site 1/2018, 12 gourds
Starting Elementary School Site 1/2018, 12 gourds

1/2017 Purple Martin Article in Baton Rouge Audubon Society's Newsletter
4/2017 Guest speaker at St. Bernard Bird Festival
5/2017 Purple Martin Article in Livingston Parish Newspaper
1/2018 Article to be included in PMCA Quarterly Magazine

Any landlords around the Denham Springs area? It seems as though the martins are slow showing up in my neighborhood this year as compared to last year. Was curious if anyone found their birds arrivals behind previous years. Watching the scout reports, it seems as though I should see quite a few martins by now.

Thanks, Krista
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Gauxt
Posts: 83
Joined: Wed Apr 20, 2011 12:03 pm
Location: Louisiana/Prairieville
Martin Colony History: Started 2007
2013 1 Pair
2015 2 Pair
2016 4 Pair
2017 12 Pair
2018 15 Pair
2019 15 Pair
2020 19 Pair
2021 15 pair
2022 21 pair
2023 22 pair
2024 22 pair
2025 12 pair, downsized racks

Krista,
I'm here in Prairieville and mine were very very early this year. 1st one showed up Jan 29th. Last yr was Feb 22nd.
Guy
2010-0
2011-visitors
2012-visitors
2013-1 pair
2014-0
2015-2 pair
2016 4 pair
2017 12 pair
2018 15 pair
2019 15 pair
2020 19 pair
2021 15 pair
2022 21 pair
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deadeyedick
Posts: 7
Joined: Wed Mar 16, 2016 11:33 am
Location: Watson, LA, USA

Krista,

I live in Watson and I have not seen any around my house. I had a 2 room house with 1 pair last year and the chicks died from getting wet. This year I put up a 8 suite from waters edge so that will not happen again. I am worried about the pair not returning because of the failed nestlings. But I have not seen any others either. I just installed 2 PM decoys on the house to see if that helps.

Let me know if you see any return and I will do the same.

Good Luck,
Dale H.
Best Wishes,
Dale Hidalgo
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Whippy
Posts: 1023
Joined: Thu Jan 19, 2017 11:15 pm
Location: Plano, Texas
Martin Colony History: See Signature

deadeyedick wrote:Krista,

I live in Watson and I have not seen any around my house. I had a 2 room house with 1 pair last year and the chicks died from getting wet. This year I put up a 8 suite from waters edge so that will not happen again. I am worried about the pair not returning because of the failed nestlings. But I have not seen any others either. I just installed 2 PM decoys on the house to see if that helps.

Let me know if you see any return and I will do the same.

Good Luck,
Dale H.
When I put my gourds up late last year I put two PM decoys on it. I noticed i was getting a lot of flybys and no landings or inspections. This was well into laying season. One day I decided to remove the decoys and within two days i had birds landing on the gourd racks, the gourd porches and they were going in and out of the gourds all day long. I'm guessing it was a coincidence but wanted to put that in your mind in the event you see birds flying around your houses but not coming in to them. If that happens maybe remove the decoys to see if you get some birds to come in like it happened to me.

Coolwhips.
2016 - many visitors
2017 - 1 pair, 3 fledged
2018- 2 pair, 12 fledged
2019 - 4 pair, 21 fledged
2020 - 15 pair, 67 fledged
2021 - 29 pair, 117 fledged
2022 - 35 pair, 130 fledged
2023 - 43 pair, 196 fledged
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deadeyedick
Posts: 7
Joined: Wed Mar 16, 2016 11:33 am
Location: Watson, LA, USA

Thanks for the heads-up I will keep an eye out for that. I'll be sure to let you know what happens just to see if this is not a coincidence.

Thanks for the reply,
Dale
Best Wishes,
Dale Hidalgo
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deadeyedick
Posts: 7
Joined: Wed Mar 16, 2016 11:33 am
Location: Watson, LA, USA

Krista,

I have seen some Martins flying around yesterday.

I took the Decoys down. We will see what happens.

Check out my post here

https://www.purplemartin.org/forum/post ... =2&t=32675
Best Wishes,
Dale Hidalgo
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threelilkids
Posts: 386
Joined: Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:11 pm
Location: Denham Springs, La
Martin Colony History: 2014 1 pair 3 hatched 3 fledged
2015 1 pair 5 hatched 5 fledged
2016 1 pair 5 hatched 4 fledged
2017 2 pair 8 hatched 8 fledged
2018 4 pair 15 hatched

Hi Krista, I live in Denham Springs off Juban. I had my one male of 3 years come in on Thursday, 2 weeks early. I have noticed a drop in Martins last year and have only seen 4 total 3 of which my male brought in this weekend 1 male and 2 females, only 1 female landed and went in a hole with my male today. Hope this helps, Mary
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K_Adams
Posts: 65
Joined: Mon Feb 01, 2016 1:48 am
Location: Louisiana
Martin Colony History: Home Site 2015 & 2016 2 pairs, 2017 3 pairs
Public Park Site 2016 1 pair, 2017 28 pairs
Starting Middle School Site 1/2018, 12 gourds
Starting Elementary School Site 1/2018, 12 gourds

1/2017 Purple Martin Article in Baton Rouge Audubon Society's Newsletter
4/2017 Guest speaker at St. Bernard Bird Festival
5/2017 Purple Martin Article in Livingston Parish Newspaper
1/2018 Article to be included in PMCA Quarterly Magazine

Plenty in my neighborhood, just at two other sites. I'm still waiting at my home and public park site. Hopefully the sub adults will come in soon. Krista
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