My personal colony site is ready for the 2017 Purple Martin season! I will be offering 100 compartments. I have two wooden houses: T-14 and a Terrific Twelve New Creation house, for a total of 26 compartments. I have three gourd racks: Gemini, Super System 24, and K-Series 18, along with four gourds below each wooden house, for a total of 74 Excluder Gourds.
I also have a B&B where I will be serving crushed egg shells and oyster shells.
My first year I had 2 pair. Last year I had 16 pair. My first ASY male returned on April 30th last year... I'm anxious to see what 2017 brings!
Rock Creek Colony - 2017
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Daryl Lindstrom - MN
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- Location: Rock Creek, MN
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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
Wow!
Okie
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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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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