A couple of firsts
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DeeCee
- Posts: 56
- Joined: Fri Jul 26, 2019 2:59 pm
- Location: Brandon, Manitoba
- Martin Colony History: 2019 1 pair 4 fledged
2020 4 pairs 11 fledged
2021 7 pairs 33 fledged
2022 9 pairs 35 fledged
2023 9 pairs 37 fledged
2024 8 pairs 34 fledged
On July 25, my husband and I were watching TV when all of a sudden we heard martins screeching at the top of their lungs. We looked out the window to see this young golden eagle, I believe, eating a martin, most likely a fledgling. This was a first, had never seen this before. Dang. I guess it's a bird eat bird world. Another first was watching the martins in the snow. It had snowed back in early May.
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Les Frampton
- Posts: 10
- Joined: Sun Jul 30, 2017 8:45 pm
- Location: Michigan
- Martin Colony History: My wife and I have been passive purple martin landlords for about 25 years
and decided to become active this past winter. We usually have about 14-15 nests. This year we have 15 nests with 59 live and 8 eggs yet from later arrivals.
Yes that is a young eagle, they get white heads/tail about 4 1/2- 5 years old. Beautiful bird and we see them quite regularly here in “thumb” of Michigan.
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flyin-lowe
- Posts: 3792
- Joined: Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:49 am
- Location: Indiana/Henry Co.
If it was a martin it would have had to have been a early fledge that was on the ground and couldn't fly or injured by some other means. It's crazy how martins know which birds can catch them and which ones cant. If a large buzzard, eagle, etc. fly over my house the martins pay no attention. If a coopers hawk gets within 500 yards they go crazy.
2026 HOSP 29
2025 62 pair HOSP 20
2024 60 pair, HOSP 44
2023 60+ pair, HOSP 8
2022 60 nests with 262 eggs, HOSP 14
2021 62 pair, HOSP 9
2020 42 nest, HOSP 8
2019- 31 pair
2018- 15 pair 49 fledged
2017 3 SY pair, 12 eggs , fledged 10. 4 additional lone SY's
2016 1 pair fledged 4
2015 Visitors
2014 Visitors
2013 Moved 6 miles, 1 pair fledged 2.
2012 30 pair fledged 100.
2011 12 pair 43 fledged.
2010 5 pair 14 fledged.
2025 62 pair HOSP 20
2024 60 pair, HOSP 44
2023 60+ pair, HOSP 8
2022 60 nests with 262 eggs, HOSP 14
2021 62 pair, HOSP 9
2020 42 nest, HOSP 8
2019- 31 pair
2018- 15 pair 49 fledged
2017 3 SY pair, 12 eggs , fledged 10. 4 additional lone SY's
2016 1 pair fledged 4
2015 Visitors
2014 Visitors
2013 Moved 6 miles, 1 pair fledged 2.
2012 30 pair fledged 100.
2011 12 pair 43 fledged.
2010 5 pair 14 fledged.
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Dave Reynolds
- Posts: 2444
- Joined: Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:35 pm
- Location: Little Hocking, Oh.
- Martin Colony History: Satellite Site “Oxbow Golf Course”..
2018 - 15 Pair, 36 Fledged
2019 - 26 Pair, 97 Fledged
2020 - 30 Pair, 137 Fledged
2021 - 30 Pair, 144 Fledged
2022 - 27 Pair, 125 Fledged
2023 - 31 Pair, 130 Fledged
2024 - 41 Pair, 198 Fledged
2025 - 44 Pair, 168 Fledged
Home Site "Little Hocking, Ohio".
2019 - 1 Pair, 5 Fledged
2020 - 1 Pair, 4 Fledged
2021 - 8 Pair, 36 Fledged
2022 - 13 Pair, 46 Fledged
2023 - 16 Pair, 84 Fledged
2024 - 22 Pair, 104 Fledged
2025 - 28 Pair, 83 Fledged
DeeCee …. Hate to hear about that.. It’s hard to watch sometimes…. It’s a dog eat dog world out there..
Dave
Dave
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Little Hocking, Ohio
Little Hocking, Ohio