Got my 3rd house up today

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DonDon
Posts: 26
Joined: Mon Feb 08, 2021 1:18 pm
Location: Morton Mississippi

And they took right to it. Couple went into the house to check it out. I counted 15 flying around.
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Thomas Maddox
Posts: 443
Joined: Fri Jun 25, 2021 5:23 pm
Location: Sulphur, Louisiana

Nice! No problems with House Sparrows?
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C.C.Martins
Posts: 3190
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:
HOSP: 12 Starlings: 10
Home colony: mix natural, super, Troyer and excluder gourds, enlarged compartment house. All SREH.

Satellite colony: Oso Bay Preserve: 36 PMCA excluder gourds, 4 natural 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:
PMCA member

Great! Hope they all fill up, nice picture!
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
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Martintown33
Posts: 1203
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

Excellent! Lots of homes for martins! Looks great!
Good luck..
Rob
PMCA member
Laplace, La
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