2023 season Central Texas

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sonnya
Posts: 18
Joined: Fri Jan 26, 2018 12:16 pm
Location: Temple, Texas
Martin Colony History: New to it.

Hwy, anyone seen a birds as of yet? With the wqrm weather it should be soon, let me know.
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

One report in Corpus but way early, don't know if that bird kept going or not. Remember we are forward about a month because of the polar vortex. Down here Feb is our new Jan. Shooting for end of Feb be surprised if they show earlier.
Been watching scout arrival study like a hawk but....
Iv a few gourds up at the house, mostly because I'm trying something new with hanging vs hope of early arrivals, put up poles at the preserve but no gourds.
Tom
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
Sharon - Central TX
Posts: 696
Joined: Sun Feb 08, 2004 9:20 pm
Location: Central TX
Martin Colony History: All Troyer Horizontal Gourds with Conley Entrances
PMCA Member since 2004

There has been a report in Austin at Hornsby Bend.
CTMartins
Posts: 168
Joined: Fri Dec 17, 2021 1:30 pm
Location: Hartford CT

East coast is having March weather already.
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