This morning I woke up to three Martins two males and one female checking out my houses. After I removed the blocks in the houses and gourds they spent an hour or so going in and out of the rooms.Late this evening they returned and settled in in for the night.
Last summer I noticed that Martins avoided one of my houses and I’m assuming that it was due to the proximity to my neighbor’s overgrown Crape Myrtles. This winter, I repositioned that house to my side yard where there are no shrubs and the nearest tree is approximately 200 feet away . I’m optimistic that with these changes I’ll have more tenets.
Hope everyone has a successful season,
New season started in North Mississippi today
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charlesgremillion
- Posts: 33
- Joined: Tue Aug 18, 2020 6:56 pm
- Location: Southaven MS
- Martin Colony History: 2020 - 6 pairs 13 fledged
2021 - 0
2022 - 5 pairs 9 fledged
2023- 9 pairs 22 fledged
2024 -12 pairs 31 fledged
2025 - 14 pairs 38 fledged
PMCA member
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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
Congratulations!!!!! Sounds like a good move.
Hope you have a great season!
Tom
Hope you have a great season!
Tom
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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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 on your arrivals and good luck with the new location of the house!
Rob
Rob
PMCA member
Laplace, La
Laplace, La