season depessingly ending

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pmlover
Posts: 805
Joined: Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:30 pm
Location: OH/New Concord

Last week I had from 50-200 pms coming to houses at night. As of the last 2 nights im down to 20. I feel sader by the day because I lost my cat Shami in Feb and my Dog Wrangler in March. The pms leaving is like a completion of a death trilogy for me. It will be a long winter for me.
Dick
2015 69 pairs 418 eggs 396 fledged
2019 I have 148 openings now
2016 100 pairs 600 babies fledged added another t-14 and have 126 openings now
2015 Jun 24 360 babies and 58 eggs also found one that had died
2017 632 babies 11died and 20 were killed by hawks
2015 74 pairs and 9 eggs 5/14
2010 3pairss
]JOINED PMCA JUNE 6,2018
2018 651 babies 5 hawk kills 11 floater kills 25 died in houses and 610 fledged

2014 80 pairs 283 babies 282 fledged one died
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flyin-lowe
Posts: 3789
Joined: Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:49 am
Location: Indiana/Henry Co.

This has been an interesting season for me. At my new colony I have been trying to start I had three pair. The first nest fledged the previous Wednesday and by the next Sunday those birds had all left. At my old colony I experienced this a lot. I am not sure if it is because I am a little further north or what but typically within a few days of a nest of young learning to fly they would disappear for the season. This year my last tow nests to fledge began flying last Saturday and Sunday (week and a half ago). As of last night they were still returning in the evenings. I am seeing them less and less each day. I have never had fledges stick around this long, I am enjoying it. The weather has been perfect since they fledged so hopefully they are getting exercised and full bellies for the flight south.
2026 HOSP 28
2025 62 pair HOSP 20
2024 60 pair, HOSP 44
2023 60+ pair, HOSP 8
2022 60 nests with 262 eggs, HOSP 14
2021 62 pair, HOSP 9
2020 42 nest, HOSP 8
2019- 31 pair
2018- 15 pair 49 fledged
2017 3 SY pair, 12 eggs , fledged 10. 4 additional lone SY's
2016 1 pair fledged 4
2015 Visitors
2014 Visitors
2013 Moved 6 miles, 1 pair fledged 2.
2012 30 pair fledged 100.
2011 12 pair 43 fledged.
2010 5 pair 14 fledged.
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GaryU
Posts: 18
Joined: Tue Mar 17, 2015 2:49 pm
Location: PA/Transfer
Martin Colony History: 1st year....just visitors.
2nd ......praying!.......prayers answered 5/28/16 with 10 couples and lots of 1st year males. Making improvements and planning for 2017 and beyond.
3rd year.....all compartments on both poles (28 + 18) and planning on 18 more for 2018.
2018 added gourd rack (18 gourds)
4th/5th/6th year ......established colony.
2022 added 2 new poles with polywood T-14’s. Filled up 1st year in use.
2025 adding 3 new poles with polywood T-14’s +12 gourds.
Total: 8 poles, 84 T-14 compartments, 64 gourds. (148 nest cavities)

This seasons end has been hard on me too. I'm slightly depressed from my birds leaving and today I winterized my 2 fishing boats and stored them for the season. I keep telling myself, come March and April of next year spirits will be high. GaryU



Gary U
N.W. PA, Mercer County, Delaware Twp.
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pmlover
Posts: 805
Joined: Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:30 pm
Location: OH/New Concord

I agree with you for next year but im 71 and wonder how many more bird years I have when I wake up each morning I'm just blessed to have another day on this earth hoping to get to see those wonderful birds again
2015 69 pairs 418 eggs 396 fledged
2019 I have 148 openings now
2016 100 pairs 600 babies fledged added another t-14 and have 126 openings now
2015 Jun 24 360 babies and 58 eggs also found one that had died
2017 632 babies 11died and 20 were killed by hawks
2015 74 pairs and 9 eggs 5/14
2010 3pairss
]JOINED PMCA JUNE 6,2018
2018 651 babies 5 hawk kills 11 floater kills 25 died in houses and 610 fledged

2014 80 pairs 283 babies 282 fledged one died
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