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Keith
Posts: 435
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:45 pm
Location: Missouri/Ava
Martin Colony History: 85 pair in 2020. Seems fairly consistent the last few years.

Expecting mine soon here in southern central Mo. around ninety cavities ready with half of them gourds. Actually next week will be better weather and that will be only a few days later than last year. This is an older house I built several years ago and the martins seem to like it(100 percent occupied last two years) but rather unhandy to raise and lower. May retire it soon. I will post again when I get an arrival. Having trouble getting the photo attached. What is the trick?
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Keith
Posts: 435
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:45 pm
Location: Missouri/Ava
Martin Colony History: 85 pair in 2020. Seems fairly consistent the last few years.

Need advice on attaching my photo. I clicked on - attachment, then file, then photo, but when I clicked on the actual photo nothing seemed to happen. When I clicked on preview, the attachment isn’t there.
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deancamp
Posts: 873
Joined: Wed Mar 16, 2016 9:17 pm
Location: Raymore, MO

Keith, I have been watching for your your report on the scout arrival study. There is a report North of KC witch suprised me in came in before yours. Pictures must be greatly downsized.
Jeff
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deancamp
Posts: 873
Joined: Wed Mar 16, 2016 9:17 pm
Location: Raymore, MO

I believe if you get the file size down 100kb you will be good.
Jeff
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Keith
Posts: 435
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:45 pm
Location: Missouri/Ava
Martin Colony History: 85 pair in 2020. Seems fairly consistent the last few years.

Going to try this picture again. Thanks Jeff, hope I made enough adjustment.
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deancamp
Posts: 873
Joined: Wed Mar 16, 2016 9:17 pm
Location: Raymore, MO

Nice looking house, I can see why they like it! Do you see that they prefer gourds over houses or vice versa at your place. Mine choose the the gourds first but I had 100 percent occupancy in my Duracraft Trio last year and a couple gourds were not nested in even though occupied.
Jeff
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Keith
Posts: 435
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:45 pm
Location: Missouri/Ava
Martin Colony History: 85 pair in 2020. Seems fairly consistent the last few years.

I do think the gourds are the first to fill up, but this house pictured and the modified Trio houses are used also. We have found that the added tunnels really attract them, maybe they feel safer.
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Dave Reynolds
Posts: 2444
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

/.... Keith ... Great looking house in Pic... It won't be but a few more days and you will hear them in your area.. Gook luck and thanks for the photo.. Enjoy :grin: :grin:

Dave
PMCA Member
Little Hocking, Ohio
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Keith
Posts: 435
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:45 pm
Location: Missouri/Ava
Martin Colony History: 85 pair in 2020. Seems fairly consistent the last few years.

Thank you Dave concerning my arrivals soon. Maybe the warmer south winds this week will bring some activity. Along with the house posted earlier some of the other housing I use includes five modified trios and some gourd racks. This rack has natural gourds with tunnels.
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Keith
Posts: 435
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:45 pm
Location: Missouri/Ava
Martin Colony History: 85 pair in 2020. Seems fairly consistent the last few years.

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Thomas Maddox
Posts: 580
Joined: Fri Jun 25, 2021 5:23 pm
Location: Sulphur, Louisiana

Keith, is that snake netting above your winch?
Looks good!
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Keith
Posts: 435
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:45 pm
Location: Missouri/Ava
Martin Colony History: 85 pair in 2020. Seems fairly consistent the last few years.

Yes, been successful a few times.
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Keith
Posts: 435
Joined: Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:45 pm
Location: Missouri/Ava
Martin Colony History: 85 pair in 2020. Seems fairly consistent the last few years.

I need to change my subject heading now. I'm no longer Waiting as two showed up this evening.
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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

Hahahaha! Seems to be a theme! Folks wait, post asking where the heck are they and they show!
Enjoy,
Tom
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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deancamp
Posts: 873
Joined: Wed Mar 16, 2016 9:17 pm
Location: Raymore, MO

Looks to be good weather ahead. They timed that right.
Jeff
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