It was reported to me by a friend that she had two SY males show up at her colony yesterday in South Central Wisconsin. I trust her identification of the martins. Her colony is about 25 miles south of me. I have yet to see any SY birds at my colony. They should be here about now. ASY have been slow so far. I have somewhere between 25 and ? here. Too crazy to get a firm number. I will wait until they all claim cavities to figure it out.
Ed
SY males in Portage ,WI
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Ed Svetich-WI
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- Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2004 10:05 pm
- Location: Brooks, Wi (McGinnis Lake)
- Martin Colony History: 24 Super and Excluder Gourds on two gourd racks, all SREH. Full occupancy. My philosophy is to maximize fledge % with existing cavities rather than adding gourds to grow colony, thus providing opportunities for new colony expansion. Fledge over 100 nestlings yearly from 24 gourds. Band nestlings in cooperation with state university. 2019 Adendum: Reduced colony size to 12 gourds to focus on more intensive management regimen.