Hi to all
Dropped my 3 racks today and here are my totals. 10 gourds - look like a full completed nest but no eggs, 5 gourds had a gathering of leaves and pine needles. The remaining 57 gourds had a combination of 191 eggs and 61 young. Found 3 remains of martin eggs under Rack 1. Sub-adult activity? Also under Rack 1 found martin feathers. Yesterday I saw either a young male Coopers Hawk or an adult female Sharpie perched on Rack1. I was on my deck some 100 yards away and even Roger Tory Peterson couldn't tell the difference at that distance. See yall next week. Mike, Palm City, FL. Temps in the mid-90s on todays check. Wowser!!
Nest Check #6 - 5/2/26
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mjfog
- Posts: 443
- Joined: Sat Dec 30, 2017 3:40 pm
- Location: Palm City, FL
- Martin Colony History: 2018 will be my first try. 6 S&K B09s. 29 eggs - 8 fledged
2019 - 12 Troyer Horizontals with tunnels, 6 S&K B09s and 12 B011s all with tunnels. 43 eggs - 36 fledged
2020 - Rack 1 - 6 B011s, Rack 2 - 24 B011s, and Rack 3 - 24 Troyer Horizontals. All gourds have tunnels, porches and crescent/Conley 11 entrances; racks have predator guards. 161 eggs - 88 fledged.
2021 - 54 gourds-214 eggs, 184 hatched, 168 fledged.
2022 - 3 racks of 24 gourds. 363 eggs, 294 hatched, 278 fledged.
2023 - 3 racks of 24 gourds. 321 eggs, 276 hatched, 246 fledged.
2024 - 3 racks of 24 gourds. 330 eggs, 283 hatched, 250 fledged.
2025 - 3 racks of 24 gourds. 347 eggs, 281 hatched, 266 fledged.