First male and female
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Punky
- Posts: 9
- Joined: Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:24 am
- Location: FL/Viera
- Martin Colony History: Started colony in 2006 with 8 houses. Added 4 gourds in 2007. Currently have 16 houses and 8 gourds.
Happy New Year!!! Woke up and saw my first male and female sitting on a perch. They have been circling and checking out the houses and gourds all morning. Best New Years Day ever!!!
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James Strickland FL
- Posts: 2249
- Joined: Thu Nov 13, 2003 8:04 pm
- Location: Reidsville NC
- Martin Colony History: 2017 Had a lot visitors no Matins nesting, hoping 2018 will be different.
2018 Had 1 pair
2019 had 30 pair
Great News!
PMCA MEMBER
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pmartinlover2
- Posts: 521
- Joined: Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:37 pm
- Location: IL/Hillsboro
- Martin Colony History: 2011 Home site--1 SY pair--2 fledged
2016 Satellite Site---4 pair--19 eggs laid--17 hatched--16 fledged
2017 Satellite Site--8 pair--37 eggs laid--34 hatched--34 fledged
2018 11 pair--fledged 60
2019 20 pair-fledged 94
2020 23pair-fledged 108
Congrats Punky! I’m so ready to see my martins again? Enjoy! I still have 89 days to wait!
Jody in Central Illinois
Landlord in 2016
2016—4 pr fledged 16
2017—8 pr fledged 34
2018—11 pr fledged 60
Landlord in 2016
2016—4 pr fledged 16
2017—8 pr fledged 34
2018—11 pr fledged 60
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Dave Reynolds
- Posts: 2442
- Joined: Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:35 pm
- Location: Little Hocking, Oh.
- Martin Colony History: Satellite Site “Oxbow Golf Course”..
2018 - 15 Pair, 36 Fledged
2019 - 26 Pair, 97 Fledged
2020 - 30 Pair, 137 Fledged
2021 - 30 Pair, 144 Fledged
2022 - 27 Pair, 125 Fledged
2023 - 31 Pair, 130 Fledged
2024 - 41 Pair, 198 Fledged
2025 - 44 Pair, 168 Fledged
Home Site "Little Hocking, Ohio".
2019 - 1 Pair, 5 Fledged
2020 - 1 Pair, 4 Fledged
2021 - 8 Pair, 36 Fledged
2022 - 13 Pair, 46 Fledged
2023 - 16 Pair, 84 Fledged
2024 - 22 Pair, 104 Fledged
2025 - 28 Pair, 83 Fledged
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What a great surprise.... I can hear your excitement clear up here in Ohio... Congratulations .. Enjoy
Dave
PMCA Member
Little Hocking, Ohio
Little Hocking, Ohio
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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
Id agree with that, great start to a new year. Congratulations and wish you a sucessful season.
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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PMDavid
- Posts: 534
- Joined: Wed May 16, 2018 8:50 pm
- Location: Boyce,Louisiana
- Martin Colony History: 2018 1 lone nut and lots of visitors
2019 6 pair -21fledged
2020 18 pair -60 fledged
2021......to be seen.
24 natural gourds on a satellite rack,9 other gourds scattered around
2-12 compartment trio houses
Rarely see a sparrow or starling,but when I do they don’t last long!
Will have a second satellite rack for the 2022 season and phase out the houses,the martins here strongly prefer natural gourds.
Congrats punky !! I’m crossing my fingers that I’ll get started this year! Dave and Dave and smiths,Louise here’s the 2019 setup ready and waiting,
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Dale D
- Posts: 329
- Joined: Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:11 am
- Location: Orlando, Fl
- Martin Colony History: Landlord since 2004
PMDavid, your site looks very promising. If you haven't done so yet please put some predator guards on your poles. Best of luck to you in 2019!
Orlando, FL Landlord since 2004
Offer 42 Cavities Total
Offer 42 Cavities Total
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PMDavid
- Posts: 534
- Joined: Wed May 16, 2018 8:50 pm
- Location: Boyce,Louisiana
- Martin Colony History: 2018 1 lone nut and lots of visitors
2019 6 pair -21fledged
2020 18 pair -60 fledged
2021......to be seen.
24 natural gourds on a satellite rack,9 other gourds scattered around
2-12 compartment trio houses
Rarely see a sparrow or starling,but when I do they don’t last long!
Will have a second satellite rack for the 2022 season and phase out the houses,the martins here strongly prefer natural gourds.
Thanks Dale,I don’t have any guards yet but I may handle up on that shortly. We probably have about four weeks before birds,and I have 2 killer cur dogs in the yard! Critter killers! That pic is terrible,gonna see if I can post a differ not size.
I just came here on a whim - to see if there was anything new - never dreaming there would be someone saying they had purple martins already! I am so excited! Makes it feel like it won't be that long before we hear/see them again in Wisconsin......even tho it'll be probably 3 months. haha!
Tell me, please.........when they come to you now - when do they leave? Do they stay until July or August and do they have more than one batch of babies?
Enjoy!
Tell me, please.........when they come to you now - when do they leave? Do they stay until July or August and do they have more than one batch of babies?
Enjoy!
Billie from southern Wisconsin
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PMDavid
- Posts: 534
- Joined: Wed May 16, 2018 8:50 pm
- Location: Boyce,Louisiana
- Martin Colony History: 2018 1 lone nut and lots of visitors
2019 6 pair -21fledged
2020 18 pair -60 fledged
2021......to be seen.
24 natural gourds on a satellite rack,9 other gourds scattered around
2-12 compartment trio houses
Rarely see a sparrow or starling,but when I do they don’t last long!
Will have a second satellite rack for the 2022 season and phase out the houses,the martins here strongly prefer natural gourds.
Better?
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Punky
- Posts: 9
- Joined: Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:24 am
- Location: FL/Viera
- Martin Colony History: Started colony in 2006 with 8 houses. Added 4 gourds in 2007. Currently have 16 houses and 8 gourds.
I have Martins for 6 months. They start leaving in June but some stay into July. As for more than one clutch, I'm not sure. Seems that way sometimes, but it could be a different pair that came in late and was lucky enough to find room at the inn, so to speak. Haha! My houses and gourds are always full. Whether it's different pairs comming and going as the season goes on, I don't know.BillieJR wrote: I just came here on a whim - to see if there was anything new - never dreaming there would be someone saying they had purple martins already! I am so excited! Makes it feel like it won't be that long before we hear/see them again in Wisconsin......even tho it'll be probably 3 months. haha!
Tell me, please.........when they come to you now - when do they leave? Do they stay until July or August and do they have more than one batch of babies?
Enjoy!
I strongly encourage you to make a report to our Scout-Arrival Study online or give us a call so that we can enter your information into our research database! Congrats on your birds' return!!!
PMCA Pres/CEO
Erie, PA
Erie, PA
Congrats on the new arrivals.
It won't be long they will be spreading over the whole Country!
It won't be long they will be spreading over the whole Country!
Colony started in 2002
Offering 82 Troyer Horizontal Gourds
2018 - 45 PAIR - FLEDGED 203 MARTINS
2019 - 68 PAIR - FLEDGED 268 MARTINS
2020 - 82 PAIR - FLEDGED 392 MARTINS
2021 - 78 PAIR - FLEDGED 349 MARTINS
2022 - 76 PAIR - FLEDGED 373 MARTINS
2023 - 68 PAIR - FLEDGED 355 MARTINS
*2023 Added 2”X4” wire cages to all three Troyer Gemini Gourd Racks to deal with Great Horned Owl predation on Colony.
Offering 82 Troyer Horizontal Gourds
2018 - 45 PAIR - FLEDGED 203 MARTINS
2019 - 68 PAIR - FLEDGED 268 MARTINS
2020 - 82 PAIR - FLEDGED 392 MARTINS
2021 - 78 PAIR - FLEDGED 349 MARTINS
2022 - 76 PAIR - FLEDGED 373 MARTINS
2023 - 68 PAIR - FLEDGED 355 MARTINS
*2023 Added 2”X4” wire cages to all three Troyer Gemini Gourd Racks to deal with Great Horned Owl predation on Colony.
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Punky
- Posts: 9
- Joined: Wed Dec 24, 2014 11:24 am
- Location: FL/Viera
- Martin Colony History: Started colony in 2006 with 8 houses. Added 4 gourds in 2007. Currently have 16 houses and 8 gourds.
BioJoe wrote:I strongly encourage you to make a report to our Scout-Arrival Study online or give us a call so that we can enter your information into our research database! Congrats on your birds' return!!!
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I made my scout report before I posted to the forum. "Punky" is a stupid screen name I started using years ago on social media. My real name is Vickie Maust.