Again this year.
As the male pm here is so territorial, no others males are allowed to stay- he chases all of the away!
I don't even have a BB nesting in the BB box that is around 100 feet away from the pm houses.
Hah!
The pair is FINALLY starting nest-building, and that's after the male's arriving on Mar 8. That seems such a long time.
But at least I have a pair here for the season, which is better than I can say for the past ten years, with the exception of last season, when the same male was here.
Looks like it will probably be just the one pair...
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C.C.Martins
- Posts: 3368
- Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2017 11:15 am
- Location: Corpus Christi Tx
- Martin Colony History: 2016- Visitors.
2017- 5 pair. 15 fledged
2018- 18 pair. 85 fledged
2019- 17 pair. 81 fledged
2020- 25 pair. 111 fledged
2021- 28 pair. 118 fledged
2022- 33 pair. 151 fledged
2023- 33 pair. 165 fledged
2024- 40 pair. 185 fledged
2025- 40 pair. 181 fledged
HOSP:
Home colony: mix natural, super, Troyer and excluder gourds, enlarged compartment house. All SREH.
Satellite colony: Oso Bay Preserve: 49 PMCA excluder gourds; 16 room Lonestar Goliad with Modified Excluder entrances.
2019: Visitors
2020: 3 pair, 11 fledged
2021: 10 pair, 30 fledged
2022: 11 pair, 35 fledged
2023: 18 pair, 101 fledged
2024: 39 pair, 181 fledged
2025: 51 pair, 216 fledged
PMCA member
Don't give up! there are lots of birds coming still. at some point another Martin will put him in his place. 10 years is a long time to wait, rejoice that he is a strong bird, likes your house and that he will probably be back next year!
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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Rockchalk
- Posts: 89
- Joined: Mon Jul 11, 2016 3:39 pm
- Location: LaCygne, Kansas
- Martin Colony History: Following my mom's footsteps. Old 12 compartment 'Grandpa' at our weekend lake retreat. Reestablished site 2015.
On pair is better then no pair. I had one pair the last two years and thoroughly enjoyed them.
2016 - 1 pair - 4 fledged
2017 - 1 pair - 5 fledged
2018 - 3 pair - 11 fledged
2017 - 1 pair - 5 fledged
2018 - 3 pair - 11 fledged
I did the same, Rocksalt.
None for 8 or 9 years, one pair last year.
I was thinking the reason I only had one pair last year was that there just weren't other martins in the area, but I've been watching the dude this year, and he's an excellent protector- haha!
Protects his gal, guards his house, heck....guards the entire birdhouse area!
LOL
None for 8 or 9 years, one pair last year.
I was thinking the reason I only had one pair last year was that there just weren't other martins in the area, but I've been watching the dude this year, and he's an excellent protector- haha!
Protects his gal, guards his house, heck....guards the entire birdhouse area!
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Rockchalk
- Posts: 89
- Joined: Mon Jul 11, 2016 3:39 pm
- Location: LaCygne, Kansas
- Martin Colony History: Following my mom's footsteps. Old 12 compartment 'Grandpa' at our weekend lake retreat. Reestablished site 2015.
My one pair had visitors all season last year and fledged 5. We had a week there where I had martins all over from the one pair. I'm an absentee martin landlord. Only see mine during the weekend at our lake property. We had eight using the house last weekend during the cold snap we had. Looking forward to see how many are still around this weekend.
2016 - 1 pair - 4 fledged
2017 - 1 pair - 5 fledged
2018 - 3 pair - 11 fledged
2017 - 1 pair - 5 fledged
2018 - 3 pair - 11 fledged
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vcmoore304
- Posts: 1
- Joined: Fri Apr 27, 2018 9:35 am
- Location: Wimberley Texas
Tried For 10 years in West Virginia with no luck. Moved to Texas (2016) and got a pair in 2017. Have a pair this year that have been building a nest in two Gourds but appear now to have settled for just one! Hope that we get another pair or two but very glad to have just these. Have read that once you get your first pair you are off and running but understand that the fledglings do not return only successful breeders, so if they don't make the return trip you are back to square one.
2017 - 4 fledged
2017 - 4 fledged
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Rockchalk
- Posts: 89
- Joined: Mon Jul 11, 2016 3:39 pm
- Location: LaCygne, Kansas
- Martin Colony History: Following my mom's footsteps. Old 12 compartment 'Grandpa' at our weekend lake retreat. Reestablished site 2015.
Unfortunately my eight taking refuge may have moved on. Last two weekends nothing at my house but some milling around west of me away from the lake. Headed there again later today. Finally some nice warm weather without much wind. Fingers crossed we will have activity.Lizzie wrote:That is wonderful! Please update us!
2016 - 1 pair - 4 fledged
2017 - 1 pair - 5 fledged
2018 - 3 pair - 11 fledged
2017 - 1 pair - 5 fledged
2018 - 3 pair - 11 fledged
Haha! You are RIGHT!Dale D wrote:Congratulations, Lizzie on your pair! When a Landlord has no martin's a single pair is like having a super colony.
Last year, I was just as happy as could be with that one pair. This year I would be as well.
It appears that I have another pair looking.....not committed yet, I suppose, but they spent the night on one of the houses last night, so I am hopeful.
