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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
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Walked out into the garage could have sworn i heard a martin. Couldn't be, real cold north winds and about 15 days early.
Sure enough, three! One would call and dive for the gourds, then fly around a bit. Got superworms ready just in case; but they swooped in and both male and female ducked into a gourd.
Ahhhhhh it starts!
Going to get Nothing done at work......nothing.
Tom
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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brent
Posts: 1280
Joined: Sat Feb 10, 2018 2:43 pm
Location: Raceland, Louisiana

Congratulations Tom!!!! And LOL. Since mine have arrived all plans revolve around them. Great to hear. Weather looks like Spring is here. Going to get cold tomorrow but by Sunday warm weather for several days. Counted 15 today. Good luck! Brent
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Thomabear
Posts: 484
Joined: Tue Jun 02, 2020 10:10 am
Location: Cut Off, Louisiana

Great news Tom! Up to about a dozen over here with more arriving every day or two. Good luck for 2023!
2019- 6 Pair, 30 Fledged
2020- 8 Pair, 32 Fledged
2021- 10 Pair, 39 Fledged
HOSP count 130, Starlings 2
2022- 31 Pair, 146 Fledged
HOSP count to date 17, Starlings 1
2023- 28 Pair, 124 Fledged
HOSP count 47, Starlings 1
2024- 40 Pair, 192 Fledged
HOSP count 37
2025-42 Pair, 202 Fledged
HOSP count 46
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Jones4381
Posts: 830
Joined: Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:54 pm
Location: Southwestern VA
Martin Colony History: 2020- 0
2021- 1 pair-5
2022- 5 pair-20
2023 34 pair-44
2024 30 pair-122
2025 54 Pair -178

CONGRATULATIONS...hope you're feeling the joy, excitement, and satisfaction of your efforts.
"Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you." - Lao Tzu
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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

Thanks guys! Yes it was uplifting to say the least. Good for the soul. When the wife got home I said "guess who's here???!!!!" She started looking around the house for company.....we never have company.....fell flat.

Man, cant wait to get home today.

You guys sound full up, enjoy your many arrivals and hope you all have a great season.
Best!
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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MKaye
Posts: 32
Joined: Tue Feb 13, 2018 11:05 pm
Location: Grand Lake Oklahoma
Martin Colony History: 2018 - Visitors
2019 - 1 SY pair - 3 Fledged
2020 - 1 SY pair - 5 Fledged
2021 - 3 ASY pair - 13 Fledged
1 SY pair - 4 eggs 0 hatched
2022 - 20 HOSP Trapped 1 Shot
20 Starlings Trapped
2022 - 5 ASY pair 29 eggs - 21hatched - 21 Fledged
1 SY pair 3 eggs - 0 hatched
2023 - 5 ASY pair 28 eggs - 26 hatched - 26 Fledged
1 SY pair 5 eggs - 5 hatched - 5 Fledged.
2024. 14 ASY pair
1 SY pair

Tom, happy to hear your babies have arrived. 😃 I’m so nervous about them arriving early here. Saw a report that someone had posted February 15, arrival here in NE Oklahoma. That’s about a month early I believe. Hoping mine stay South for another month….it’s cold and definitely no bugs. Kaye
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Dave Reynolds
Posts: 2441
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

,,, Tom ... Congratulations to you and your new arrivals,,, It’s got to be quite a surprise, when they are two weeks earlier then expected .. Have a good 2023 Season...

Dave
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Little Hocking, Ohio
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Martintown33
Posts: 1366
Joined: Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:21 pm
Location: Laplace,La
Martin Colony History: Colony started in 1998. 2 s&k modified houses and gourd rack

Congrats Tom! Great news… good luck on the upcoming season !
Rob
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Laplace, La
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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

MKaye wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:33 pm
 Tom, happy to hear your babies have arrived. 😃 I’m so nervous about them arriving early here. Saw a report that someone had posted February 15, arrival here in NE Oklahoma. That’s about a month early I believe. Hoping mine stay South for another month….it’s cold and definitely no bugs. Kaye
Kaye,
It is nerve wracking, after the long wait, you end up hoping they come with good weather. And they don't.
A month early is real early!
We had very early report here in Corpus but believe (hope) that bird kept going to somewhere warmer. Hope they do show for you when its good for them but you know how it goes.

Dave, Rob,
You too!
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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Kegger
Posts: 381
Joined: Sun Sep 15, 2019 8:58 am
Location: Awesome Florida
Martin Colony History: 2020: 2 pair of SY with 4 eggs ,fledge 7
2021: 5 pair 25 eggs fledge 18, 4 egg 2nd brood attempt
2022: 13 pair 61 eggs fledge 56 added 11 cavs. now 22 total
2023 15 pair 75 eggs fledge 51 only 3 of 11 eggs hatched cavity 10
2024 11 pair 50 eggs fledge
26. 1 renest cav1, cav10 8 eggs 8 fledged 2 couples ASY and Sy

Thats great Tom! Got the show on the road, I have about 20 now. 8)
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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

Kegger wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 22, 2023 8:11 pm
 Thats great Tom! Got the show on the road, I have about 20 now. 8)
Good number! I think your going to grow your colony size quick. :grin:
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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