I have visitors

Welcome to the internet's gathering place for Purple Martin enthusiasts
Post Reply
Buckeye658793
Posts: 27
Joined: Tue May 18, 2021 6:16 pm
Location: Ohio

Woke up this morning had 1 pair sitting on my gourd rack chattering away hopefully these are two of my last years birds that made it home.That leads me to another question I only have 4 cavities open I have 18 available with room to expand do I open all the other cavities or wait?Thanks for your reply
Top
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

Congrats! Funny how they just show up and act like they have been there the whole time. Id think about sparrow or starling pressure. With one pair, perhaps you have enough open now. As more arrive you can begin to open more.

Now they may insist the house they had last year be open so watch for that.

Tom
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
Top
flyin-lowe
Posts: 3788
Joined: Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:49 am
Location: Indiana/Henry Co.

Congrats. I would only open a handful of cavities. I usually try to give them a few options just in case they have a preference. Maybe a couple on each level of the housing and maybe one each direction etc.
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.
Top
Buckeye658793
Posts: 27
Joined: Tue May 18, 2021 6:16 pm
Location: Ohio

I opened several more cavities this morning I had 4 birds sitting on the rack hopefully they draw more in and yes they act like they own the place it’s pretty exciting watching them
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Purple Martin Forum”