Sy Females Showed Up

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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

Well I had 2 Female Sy"s :grin: :grin: :grin: show up at my site. They are early, but great to see them. I know it is a matter of time when the Sy Males show and they are A$$ holes around the colony, but they will increase my site which I like.
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Whippy
Posts: 1023
Joined: Thu Jan 19, 2017 11:15 pm
Location: Plano, Texas
Martin Colony History: See Signature

I had a couple of SY males show up a couple of weeks ago. 5 to 7 unattached ASY males drove them off. At one time, 5 ASY males took one SY male deep into a tree. I've not seen that before. I guess when the ASY males pair up they'll be less brutal on the SY males. I've not seen an SY male in a week or so.

I do have a few SY females.

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
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