New Pms
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Thomas Maddox
- Posts: 274
- Joined: Fri Jun 25, 2021 5:23 pm
- Location: Sulphur, Louisiana
Do new individual PMs and or couples build multiple nests at one site? I know certain birds exhibit that behavior, but curious about the PMs. What's your experience?
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Phil01
- Posts: 215
- Joined: Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:42 pm
- Location: Fernandina Beach FL
- Martin Colony History: 34 Cavities offered.
24 unit gourd rack with Troyer Horizontal and Vertical Gourds. Sunset Inn aluminum house with 4 Troyer Horizontal Gourds.
2020- 1 pair, 4 eggs, fledged 3
2021- 3 pair, 15 eggs, fledged 8
2022- 5 pair, 26 eggs, fledged 21
2023- 10 pair, 53 eggs, fledged 27
PMCA Member
My first arriving males always try to dominate multiple cavities until they attract a female and she selects the one she prefers. The last two seasons I have had a male (not sure if it’s the same one but I believe it is) dominate gourds 1 and 2, they are right next to each other. Once he has attracted a female and she chose which cavity she wanted he continued to guard the cavity without the nest and chase off any martins trying to use it. What I have observed him doing is, once the hatchlings are about 2 weeks old and it’s getting crowded in there he sleeps in the gourd without the nest right next door. Took me a bit to figure it out the first season he did it…. lol Now I have his number, we’ll see if it happens again this season. I have one of my pairs coming into gourd 2 every night now.
Phil
Phil
PMCA member
Fernandina Beach, FL
Fernandina Beach, FL
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Martintown33
- Posts: 1029
- 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
I observe the exact same behavior from some of my males, Phil..
Rob
Rob
PMCA member
Laplace, La
Laplace, La