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Robbo
Posts: 624
Joined: Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:53 pm
Location: Leduc, Alberta, Canada.

Hi,
I have 10 eggs again in one nest. I would think it has to be the subbies.
2009. 98 eggs, 66 hatch, 61 fledged.
2010. 114 eggs, 89 hatch,70 fledged.
2011. 96 eggs. 80 hatch,68 fledged.Heavy Merlin preditation.
2012. 89 eggs. 56 hatch, good fledge. Guards installed. Merlin not sighted at houses.
2013. First Egg May 24, first Baby June 13.
2014. successful.
2015. successful.
2016. Martin's population decline, suspect new housing in the neighborhood. Merlin eating well also!
2017.Population explosion :grin: . first egg May 25 in a BO-11
2018. Population stable.
TheCranfordLife
Posts: 10
Joined: Sun May 27, 2018 3:18 pm
Location: North Carolina

Wow I cant wait till I see a Nest with 10 Eggs! Thats Crazy!
Gun
Posts: 80
Joined: Tue Mar 01, 2016 11:26 pm
Location: Foothills, AB
Martin Colony History: 2016 - 1 pair - 4 fledged
2017 - 4 pair - 16 fledged
2018 - 7 pair - 24 fledged
Moved and starting over in 2019

Wow! Will be interesting to see if they make it. Another colony not far from me has a couple w 8 eggs. I thought
I was doing good With one batch of 6. Nest Check today revealed one dead check in that nest.
BillieJR
Posts: 766
Joined: Tue Apr 11, 2017 11:39 am
Location: Monroe, WI

I'm sorry you lost one, Gun.

I, too, would love to follow the stories on the 8 and 10 eggs in one nest.
Billie from southern Wisconsin
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