I know it's still a little early in the season, but has anyone else in Texas seeing a reduced number of martins returning to your colony? Has anyone from any other state seen this?
Jace Stansbury
Nederland, TX
Colony size
Here in southern Indiana the martins are 2-3 weeks late. I had my first visitor this year on 3-22-26. Then nobody for 3 days until today. Three adult males showed up today just when I thought nobodies coming to the party this year!
Fledged over 3,000 martins in beautiful southern Indiana since 1996.
Started 2 colonies and mentored 3 colonies with total fledged >4,000 martins into the world.
Started 2 colonies and mentored 3 colonies with total fledged >4,000 martins into the world.
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Bird Brain
- Posts: 327
- Joined: Wed Feb 10, 2016 9:22 am
- Location: Highland Village, TX
- Martin Colony History: 2022-visitors, 2023-visitors, 2024-1 pair, fledged 4, 2025-10 pair, fledged 42
I'm seeing increases in numbers. I'm way ahead of last year.