The nest is at Beltzville State Park near Lehighton, Pennsylvania.
A clutch of 11?
I was checking the three towers I take care of today and found one gourd with a clutch of 11 eggs in it. Has anyone else seen this? What's the best explanation for so many eggs -- can it possibly be one bird? And if so, what are the prospects for the young if all 11 hatch?
The nest is at Beltzville State Park near Lehighton, Pennsylvania.
The nest is at Beltzville State Park near Lehighton, Pennsylvania.
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Sharon - Central TX
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- Joined: Sun Feb 08, 2004 9:20 pm
- Location: Central TX
- Martin Colony History: All Troyer Horizontal Gourds with Conley Entrances
PMCA Member since 2004
I recently had a clutch of 10. I have no idea if the eggs were from one bird or more. The eggs did not hatch and the next check there were four more eggs on top of the ten! When they did hatch it was four young. Apparently the original eggs were not viable . I’m with you though. I’d like to know where the original ten came from.
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C.C.Martins
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- 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
Yes, last year had 12 in one clutch. First it was 6, then a pause between eggs and next nest check, another 6. Of those 3 hatched.
First clutch weren't viable, she could only incubate a few.
First clutch weren't viable, she could only incubate a few.
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23