2 pairs of Martins enjoying warmer Florida weather. Best of luck to all colonies in 2024!!1st Martin picture of 2024
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Kegger
- Posts: 371
- 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
2 pairs of Martins enjoying warmer Florida weather. Best of luck to all colonies in 2024!!- Attachments
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C.C.Martins
- Posts: 2876
- 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.
HOSP: 52 Starlings: 29
Home colony: mix natural, super, Troyer and excluder gourds, enlarged compartment house. All SREH.
Satellite colony: Oso Bay Preserve: 36 PMCA excluder gourds, 6 room trio mini castle with troyer tunnels and enlarged compartments.
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,
PMCA member
Great sight and congrats!!!!! Nice looking house too!
Enjoy your season,
Tom
Enjoy your season,
Tom
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
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Kegger
- Posts: 371
- 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
Thanks Tom, hope your season goes well!
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Martin man RI
- Posts: 440
- Joined: Sun Dec 14, 2003 7:04 pm
- Location: MA/RI area
I would drill out the dimples in the back of the troyer gourds for good air flow and wooden houses as well. Other wise when
chicks are older there will be condensation and chicks will be wet. I have seen this even here in the Northeast. You can always
block holes in cold spring then open the small holes once temps warm up later in spring. Birds deserve fresh air. In hot sun. To
keep cool.
Ray
chicks are older there will be condensation and chicks will be wet. I have seen this even here in the Northeast. You can always
block holes in cold spring then open the small holes once temps warm up later in spring. Birds deserve fresh air. In hot sun. To
keep cool.
Ray