Finally..three birds back today
I was really getting nervous but my two founding asy males and one asy female came back this morning. I gambled last year and made some changes in my site but after some confusion one pair picked out a gourd and the lone male is sleeping alone, waiting for his girl. Hooray! Good luck to all.
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Okie
- Posts: 541
- Joined: Mon Apr 11, 2016 3:26 pm
- Location: Claremore, OK
- Martin Colony History: 2016 Informed landlord now Have 2 pair returning from 2015 That is a miracle. Hoping for a very successful year, sparrow population on decline.
First house was plastic with crescent holes Had martins within a few days. Ignorant landlord gradually lost them
Then got Trio House and still lost most of them. Lots of sparrows
How thrilling. I know you are relieved.
Have a good time with them.
Have a good time with them.
Okie
PMCA member
2016 Started with 2 pair, 1 pair abandoned after HOSP destroyed eggs
1 pair= 6 eggs, 6 fledged
2017 1 pair so far, But they abandoned before nest complete for ?reason? Now Bridless and joined the Wannabes
2018 One pair ASY male SY female 5 eggs, 5 fledged
PMCA member
2016 Started with 2 pair, 1 pair abandoned after HOSP destroyed eggs
1 pair= 6 eggs, 6 fledged
2017 1 pair so far, But they abandoned before nest complete for ?reason? Now Bridless and joined the Wannabes
2018 One pair ASY male SY female 5 eggs, 5 fledged
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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
Sounds great John... Enjoy them while you can... And good year in store for ya... Good luck ..
Dave
Dave
PMCA Member
Little Hocking, Ohio
Little Hocking, Ohio
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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
Good news john glad there coming back for you sure things will get busy soon lol have a great season
Mick
Mick
2018 146 cavities.
Thanks for all the replies. Last year I move the rack that my birds mated in 10 ft where I had a T14 and 8 gourds. I bought a new gemini and put it where that rack was. Everybody told me not to take the chance of losing my birds but I decided to take the chance so I am thankful they adapted to the gemini. It was funny to watch them..they new something was wrong but they now seem to really like the gemini. These are truly some amazing birds.
I live in Hampstead, NC on the Intra Coastal Waterway. I have had purple martins for about the last 10 years.
We mark it on a calendar each year on what day the scout arrives as well as the colony.
For many, many years the colony has arrived every single year on the first day of Spring, around the 21st of March, but always on the first day of spring. They have not returned at all this year and I was wondering if anyone else's are arriving late this year, as I am getting really worried that I may have lost the entire colony. Not one single bird has returned this year...
Thank you for anyone who might advise me...
We mark it on a calendar each year on what day the scout arrives as well as the colony.
For many, many years the colony has arrived every single year on the first day of Spring, around the 21st of March, but always on the first day of spring. They have not returned at all this year and I was wondering if anyone else's are arriving late this year, as I am getting really worried that I may have lost the entire colony. Not one single bird has returned this year...
Thank you for anyone who might advise me...
