now they area staying!!
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rbblongview
- Posts: 21
- Joined: Fri Apr 01, 2016 6:57 pm
- Location: Senoia, Ga
Thank you all for the great advice you gave when I posted under the subject "they are not staying." I was very concerned about my new SREH entrances. Your suggesting that I be patient paid off. They are back and they are staying!! The starlings are frustrated but they are not getting into any gourds. When I changed my entrances before the season began, I did add porches onto many of the SREH entrances that I had bought years ago but had never used. The ones that have come back seem to be using both types of SREH entrances - those with and without porches. I'm so glad I made the change and now I don't have to worry about those "devil" birds anymore!! Woohoo!!
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flyin-lowe
- Posts: 3788
- Joined: Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:49 am
- Location: Indiana/Henry Co.
You made the right choice with the SREH. It is tough enough keeping the sparrows out. I can't imagine having to fight off the starlings too. There are hundreds of thousands of them in my area. I am glad for the most part I don't have to deal with them.
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2026 HOSP 26
2025 62 pair HOSP 20
2024 60 pair, HOSP 44
2023 60+ pair, HOSP 8
2022 60 nests with 262 eggs, HOSP 14
2021 62 pair, HOSP 9
2020 42 nest, HOSP 8
2019- 31 pair
2018- 15 pair 49 fledged
2017 3 SY pair, 12 eggs , fledged 10. 4 additional lone SY's
2016 1 pair fledged 4
2015 Visitors
2014 Visitors
2013 Moved 6 miles, 1 pair fledged 2.
2012 30 pair fledged 100.
2011 12 pair 43 fledged.
2010 5 pair 14 fledged.
2025 62 pair HOSP 20
2024 60 pair, HOSP 44
2023 60+ pair, HOSP 8
2022 60 nests with 262 eggs, HOSP 14
2021 62 pair, HOSP 9
2020 42 nest, HOSP 8
2019- 31 pair
2018- 15 pair 49 fledged
2017 3 SY pair, 12 eggs , fledged 10. 4 additional lone SY's
2016 1 pair fledged 4
2015 Visitors
2014 Visitors
2013 Moved 6 miles, 1 pair fledged 2.
2012 30 pair fledged 100.
2011 12 pair 43 fledged.
2010 5 pair 14 fledged.
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Whippy
- Posts: 1023
- Joined: Thu Jan 19, 2017 11:15 pm
- Location: Plano, Texas
- Martin Colony History: See Signature
That's great you got if fixed.
I'm lucky I don't have to deal with starlings or sparrows. Don't know why but they just don't come around. I did have a pair of Red headed sparrows having a look at things yesterday but they have moved on. When I first put up my gourd rack my son was all excited that he was going to get to shoot sparrows and starlings. It's been four years and he hasn't fired a shot. He's bummed.
Keep a lid on those pests and you'll have a great season and many more to come.
Good luck to you.
Coolwhips.
I'm lucky I don't have to deal with starlings or sparrows. Don't know why but they just don't come around. I did have a pair of Red headed sparrows having a look at things yesterday but they have moved on. When I first put up my gourd rack my son was all excited that he was going to get to shoot sparrows and starlings. It's been four years and he hasn't fired a shot. He's bummed.
Keep a lid on those pests and you'll have a great season and many more to come.
Good luck to you.
Coolwhips.
2016 - many visitors
2017 - 1 pair, 3 fledged
2018- 2 pair, 12 fledged
2019 - 4 pair, 21 fledged
2020 - 15 pair, 67 fledged
2021 - 29 pair, 117 fledged
2022 - 35 pair, 130 fledged
2023 - 43 pair, 196 fledged
2017 - 1 pair, 3 fledged
2018- 2 pair, 12 fledged
2019 - 4 pair, 21 fledged
2020 - 15 pair, 67 fledged
2021 - 29 pair, 117 fledged
2022 - 35 pair, 130 fledged
2023 - 43 pair, 196 fledged
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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
Thats great! One less thing to worry about and your martins will be safer.
Id still shoot the starlings, they tend to try to dominate. Im glad it worked out!
Id still shoot the starlings, they tend to try to dominate. Im glad it worked out!
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
That's good news for sure. I agree with continuing to eliminate the starlings if you get the chance. It's good knowing they can't get in, but some have reported starlings figuring out how to breach the SREH entrances.
Jeff