Hey all, up to 3 pair with more rooms to fill! Coopers Hawk attacked yesterday but failed. I forgot I could move that fast out of my patio chair!
Keeping my eyes peeled. Funny how my PMs sing loudly and play in the morning and come back in the late afternoon to do the same.
Where do they go all day? Running errands, shopping? They never tell me! Yet I wait and listen!
Happy season and good luck everyone!!
LisaJ
LisaJ here !
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dsonyay
- Posts: 1677
- Joined: Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:10 pm
- Location: Louisiana/Broussard
- Martin Colony History: 2010-2014 located in Slidell LA. Gourd rack with 16 gourds. Max of 2 pairs during this short period in Slidell. Plenty of fledglings.
2014-present.. moved to Broussard LA. Same Gourd Rack but added a 6 room house (modified from a 12 room)
2020: after a long drought of nothing, 4 pairs and 4 nests, 23 eggs total.
6 fledges.
2021: 9 pair, 47 eggs
36 hatchlings
30 fledged
2022: about 12 pairs.. many eggs, all fledged.. only had one hatchling die.. probably because of our schnauzer. :(
2023: 16 pairs. So far about 60 chicks with about a dozen eggs to go.
2024: 13 pair. About 60 eggs
2025: 14 pairs .. 69 eggs.
Yeah I think they meet up with other martins and feed all day throughout the area. That period of morning and evening action is common with mine as well— until nesting time.. then they are pretty much around all day.
Today in particular I had non stop wild and frenzy action all day. My 18 apartments are just about all filled up already and I think the frenzy is over the last couple of spots. This is a first.. usually I have had to wait for the SY arrivals to finish filling up.
Today in particular I had non stop wild and frenzy action all day. My 18 apartments are just about all filled up already and I think the frenzy is over the last couple of spots. This is a first.. usually I have had to wait for the SY arrivals to finish filling up.
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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
Yes, at this point of the season, they will spend a lot of time in the afternoon, off feeding.. but ditto.. I’m filling up faster this year than ever before!
Rob
Rob
PMCA member
Laplace, La
Laplace, La
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dsonyay
- Posts: 1677
- Joined: Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:10 pm
- Location: Louisiana/Broussard
- Martin Colony History: 2010-2014 located in Slidell LA. Gourd rack with 16 gourds. Max of 2 pairs during this short period in Slidell. Plenty of fledglings.
2014-present.. moved to Broussard LA. Same Gourd Rack but added a 6 room house (modified from a 12 room)
2020: after a long drought of nothing, 4 pairs and 4 nests, 23 eggs total.
6 fledges.
2021: 9 pair, 47 eggs
36 hatchlings
30 fledged
2022: about 12 pairs.. many eggs, all fledged.. only had one hatchling die.. probably because of our schnauzer. :(
2023: 16 pairs. So far about 60 chicks with about a dozen eggs to go.
2024: 13 pair. About 60 eggs
2025: 14 pairs .. 69 eggs.
Same here.. seems like a big year so farMartintown33 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:30 pmYes, at this point of the season, they will spend a lot of time in the afternoon, off feeding.. but ditto.. I’m filling up faster this year than ever before!
Rob
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Phil01
- Posts: 346
- Joined: Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:42 pm
- Location: Fernandina Beach FL
- Martin Colony History: 52 Cavities offered.
24 unit gourd rack with Troyer Horizontal and Vertical Gourds. K-18 gourd rack all Troyer Horizontal 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
2024- 26 pair, 125 eggs, fledged 83
2025- 32 pair, 182 eggs, fledged 134
2026- Added a Troyer K-18 all Troyer Horizontal.
PMCA Member
Same here, my numbers are well ahead of last year at this time…
Phil
Phil
PMCA member
Fernandina Beach, FL
Fernandina Beach, FL
I’m up to 7 pair with room for one more pair. Started with a pair, then BAM, 6 pair posturing for the best apartment.
A huge storm is coming through my area (Prosper, TX), saying large hail.
Worried about my PM finding adequate shelter
A huge storm is coming through my area (Prosper, TX), saying large hail.
Worried about my PM finding adequate shelter
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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
Lisa, thats great! Been watching that, hope you guys get through it ok.
Seems like they all emerge early, go drink, mess around come back and show off compartments till midday and off they go. No socializing yet, some of these males have chosen 2 gourds so soon as a female comes they are busy showing them off.
Here in corpus, we are about 70 to 75% full, have one lone female in a camera gourd. She's picky! Be interesting to see if she gets a subbie. She'll set him straight.
Think I'm in for a bunch of subbies this year to fill 100%. I'm glad for that, they are a pain but a home is calling.
Seems like they all emerge early, go drink, mess around come back and show off compartments till midday and off they go. No socializing yet, some of these males have chosen 2 gourds so soon as a female comes they are busy showing them off.
Here in corpus, we are about 70 to 75% full, have one lone female in a camera gourd. She's picky! Be interesting to see if she gets a subbie. She'll set him straight.
Think I'm in for a bunch of subbies this year to fill 100%. I'm glad for that, they are a pain but a home is calling.
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23