PMs Sticking Together
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Thomas Maddox
- Posts: 456
- Joined: Fri Jun 25, 2021 5:23 pm
- Location: Sulphur, Louisiana
Does your colony seem to stay together? Around noon(when I'm not working), they all seem to be hanging out together at there house/ gourds. In the evenings, they circle above my property together before going into their house.
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C.C.Martins
- Posts: 3206
- 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: 26 Starlings: 20
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
Well here it depends on how far along they are in cavity selection. Early on its pick a house, go eat, straight to bed. No socializing.
Later, as more show and homes are ironed out lots of socializing goes on. They take off in the am, fly around a bit then settle back down to talk amongst them selves and gossip.
After 12 or so, they are all gone and its a ghost town.
One thing I noticed is when subbies arrive, especially the females the resident female will be back and in her cavity to defend it. Most of the time her mate does NOT help, he is trying to attract the new females. They are dogs.
Lots and lots of energetic subbies now, ASY males seem to tolerate some of their $hit, then just jump on them and take them to the ground. Kinds like a back hand i guess.
They do copy one another, if a female starts to get nest material, they all seem to need it too!
Later, as more show and homes are ironed out lots of socializing goes on. They take off in the am, fly around a bit then settle back down to talk amongst them selves and gossip.
After 12 or so, they are all gone and its a ghost town.
One thing I noticed is when subbies arrive, especially the females the resident female will be back and in her cavity to defend it. Most of the time her mate does NOT help, he is trying to attract the new females. They are dogs.
Lots and lots of energetic subbies now, ASY males seem to tolerate some of their $hit, then just jump on them and take them to the ground. Kinds like a back hand i guess.
They do copy one another, if a female starts to get nest material, they all seem to need it too!
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
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Thomas Maddox
- Posts: 456
- Joined: Fri Jun 25, 2021 5:23 pm
- Location: Sulphur, Louisiana
Thanks CC! Are you still getting getting subs? Ive read where they continue to arrive through May.
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C.C.Martins
- Posts: 3206
- 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: 26 Starlings: 20
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
Yeppers sir..now 3 or 4 more new males. One looks like a female, dead white brest but has a few spots. They play "house" when the residents are gone.
Iv only one cavity for them, if that pair that was hogging 3 (now down to two) cavities relinquishes one.
Plenty of room 2.2 miles away at the preserve, think there's 6 rooms open still.
Iv only one cavity for them, if that pair that was hogging 3 (now down to two) cavities relinquishes one.
Plenty of room 2.2 miles away at the preserve, think there's 6 rooms open still.
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
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Martintown33
- Posts: 1238
- 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
Agree with Tom.. their behavior changes as the season progresses.. right now, eggs have been laid.. hatching should start in about a week or so.. so they are quieting down a bit.. except for the 5 to 6 SYs.. they’re always making a racket!
Rob
Rob
PMCA member
Laplace, La
Laplace, La
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Phil01
- Posts: 304
- Joined: Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:42 pm
- Location: Fernandina Beach FL
- Martin Colony History: 34 Cavities offered.
24 unit gourd rack with Troyer Horizontal and Vertical 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
PMCA Member
I 3rd Tom and Rob. Depends which part of the season we are in here. Behavior changes.
Good luck sir,
Phil
Good luck sir,
Phil
PMCA member
Fernandina Beach, FL
Fernandina Beach, FL
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Jones4381
- Posts: 789
- Joined: Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:54 pm
- Location: Southwestern VA
- Martin Colony History: 2020- 0
2021- 1 pair-5
2022- 5 pair-20
2023 34 pair-44
2024 30 pair-122
Agreed with others on time of season...Pairing up, figured out who has what mate and gourd, and collecting leaves, oyster shell, and nesting materials here...SY's arrives typically this week or next and all hell getting ready to break loose. 
"Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you." - Lao Tzu