Super Early sighting SW Indiana

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CraigM
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Joined: Fri Jan 30, 2015 12:29 pm
Location: IN/Richland

A good friend of mine texted me just now. He found a dead PM at his house. Extremely early for his established colony. Not sure why it was so far north so early. We both live in SW Indiana, very close to Owensboro, KY.
Started with Trio houses and converting to Super Gourds. Adding another gourd rack this year.
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flyin-lowe
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Joined: Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:49 am
Location: Indiana/Henry Co.

I know it's not likely but any chace it was one that died last year? Was in in a house or found just in the grass or something. My nieghbor has an old chicken coop that is run down. His last chicked had died a couple years ago and has laid in this coop. He had forgot about it and expected it to be gone or mostly a scheleton, or gone due to scavengers. We he showed it to me I was surprised it was pretty much fully in tact... In Indiana you could have martins passing through from the north as late as september or so, I could see one in cooler temps and then the winter freeze being pretty much in tact if a racoon or something didn't find it.
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2020 42 nest, HOSP 8
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2017 3 SY pair, 12 eggs , fledged 10. 4 additional lone SY's
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MJM
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Joined: Mon May 24, 2021 7:41 am
Location: Lexington, KY

Wow, hopefully that recent bitter cold didn't get him. I am in SW Indiana too (EVV) and I guess I better get my houses out!
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flyin-lowe
Posts: 3788
Joined: Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:49 am
Location: Indiana/Henry Co.

Im in east central Indiana and last year was my earliest arrivan ever, March 11th....I put one of my T14's up this past weekend, more to use for some early trapping. not too long ago I never saw an arrival before April. The last several years it gets earliera and earlier.
2026 HOSP 26
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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MJM
Posts: 131
Joined: Mon May 24, 2021 7:41 am
Location: Lexington, KY

flyin-lowe wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 03, 2026 9:33 pm
 Im in east central Indiana and last year was my earliest arrivan ever, March 11th....I put one of my T14's up this past weekend, more to use for some early trapping. not too long ago I never saw an arrival before April. The last several years it gets earliera and earlier.
Seems like they ride in on the storms- of which there is a lot coming through this week...
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