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gussiemike
Posts: 46
Joined: Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:26 am
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Martin Colony History: 07/3pair 08/10pair 09/14pair 10/17pair 11/18pair 12/21pair 13/18pair 14/20pair 15/13pair 16/7pair. Landlord for 10yrs. Colony has shrunk the last two yrs.

Well we have broken the ice here in Baton Rouge,La a male and female arrived on our site around 7:am this morning. Very excited to see them, they were around 3 days behind last year but we are not complaining. They were curious about the gourds going in and out. They seemed to know their way around like they have been here before? This just makes my day.
07/3pair
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09/14pair
10/17pair
11/19pair
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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

Good times! Funny how they just settle in like they own the place and have been there all year round. Congrats!
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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Robert
Posts: 67
Joined: Mon Aug 06, 2018 10:49 am
Location: Columbia , South Carolina

Great news gussiemike , hope you have a big season .
Robert , South Carolina
PMCA member
40 year PM landlord
2018 season
21 pairs 107 eggs 99 fledged
2019 season
23 pairs 122 eggs 105 fledged
2020 season
23 pairs 122 eggs 72 fledged
2021
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clivia98
Posts: 115
Joined: Tue Jan 02, 2018 11:14 am
Location: Raceland, Louisiana

Great to hear! I had a couple of ASY males show up since January 31st and today my first couple. Gradually they'll be filling the houses. So rewarding and fulfilling to have prepared for them and they've come.
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gussiemike
Posts: 46
Joined: Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:26 am
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Martin Colony History: 07/3pair 08/10pair 09/14pair 10/17pair 11/18pair 12/21pair 13/18pair 14/20pair 15/13pair 16/7pair. Landlord for 10yrs. Colony has shrunk the last two yrs.

Male and female came back this evening and piled in one of my new Excluder gourds and stayed the night. They were flying with a single male. He did not come down and eventually went on his way.I don't recall having our first pair stay the first night before. Wish it was always that easy.
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09/14pair
10/17pair
11/19pair
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gussiemike
Posts: 46
Joined: Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:26 am
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Martin Colony History: 07/3pair 08/10pair 09/14pair 10/17pair 11/18pair 12/21pair 13/18pair 14/20pair 15/13pair 16/7pair. Landlord for 10yrs. Colony has shrunk the last two yrs.

Male and female came back this evening and piled in one of my new Excluder gourds and stayed the night. They were flying with a single male. He did not come down and eventually went on his way.I don't recall having our first pair stay the first night before. Wish it was always that easy.
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Dave Reynolds
Posts: 2441
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

gussiemike .... Super news... It’s always great when they make it home for another year... Hope you have a great season.

Dave
PMCA Member
Little Hocking, Ohio
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