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LisaJ
Posts: 161
Joined: Fri Apr 06, 2018 9:47 am
Location: North Texas

Hey, friends! I hope you all are loving life and enjoying our beautiful Purple Martins!
As of today, I am at full capacity, 8 apartments, 8 pairs, and nest building began this week.
Only had about 2 weeks of early morning Starlings, but now, I guess they see they’re outnumbered and this crazy person runs out to shoot them off! LOL
I have a local hawk (a small one) that I have run off a few times. My PMs chase it out of our area with help from other swallows, diving and screaming at him.
Now, nest checks are happening, waiting for eggs! Putting down Sevin Dust to get a jump on mites.
So far, all is well in Prosper, TX!
Oh, weird thing, I only say in a whisper: I have not seen a single HOSP! They normally are fighting to claim an apartment and nest building! Shhhh 😁
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Dan G
Posts: 446
Joined: Thu Jun 12, 2014 7:52 pm
Location: PA/Bellefonte
Martin Colony History: Several colonies with in 6 mile radius.
Have had visitor every year 2014-24.
Two large trees removed in fall 2024 and moved T-14 to a more open location.
2025- 1 SY pair. Fledged 2.

Don’t say HS 3 times, or like BeetleJuice, they show up! Haha. Sounds like you are off to a great year!!
Bellefonte PA
2014, 1st year-a few lookers, no nests
2015-23. Visitors each year. But no pairs.
2024- most active year. 2-4 SY male’s hang out most days.
2025, 1 SY pair. 2 eggs, 2 fledged!! Other martins visited daily.
Still eliminating starlings and sparrows.
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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,
Sounds upbeat and positive! Great start!

I too had not seen one in 2 weeks, come home and one is singing from the house...he slipped up and paused a sec too long. Beetlejuice!!!!!!!!
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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LCM
Posts: 121
Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2025 4:33 pm
Location: Many Louisiana
Martin Colony History: Have had martins 20 years, I have anywhere from 6 pair to 10 pair
yearly.

So happy to hear you are full capacity Ms LisaJ, I know you must be beside yourself.
Enjoy those sweet babies!! Hope you take out any and all threats to your babies!!
God Bless you!
Linda from Many La
Linda Moore, Many Louisiana
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LisaJ
Posts: 161
Joined: Fri Apr 06, 2018 9:47 am
Location: North Texas

All,
I am having a great season! 18 pair, all happy hatchlings , 46, and was very noisy today.
I’m outside with them daily, been watching feedings and the babies getting all their plumage.
I thought there must be a hawk bc so many birds were flying and making all kinds of noise.
Then, it hit me, I think some early flight school was happening!
This is the earliest over the last 8 years!
Am I losing it? The house is very quiet (5:00 pm) and I saw a damn HOSP trying to move in until I ran like a banshee to chase it off.
I’m in North Texas. We’ve had many severe storms. Can this happen?
CC and others, what are your thoughts?
Appreciate ya’ll
LisaJ
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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,
Sounds like a bang up season!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!

Difficult to say really, when the chicks crowd the entrances everyone is on high alert. Doesnt take much time set them off.

If its a fledge leaving, oh yes! They all take off after it screaming and calling its a big deal!

Did they come back ok?
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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