Took houses down today
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Conrad Baker
- Posts: 764
- Joined: Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:43 pm
- Location: Paulina, Louisiana
Haven't seen any Martins in three days. Only thing visiting is the dang sparrows building nests like crazy between dodging pellets from my rifle. I thinned the herds a little. Decided to take the houses down this afternoon. Cleaned them up and put them in the garage until next season.
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Conrad Baker
- Posts: 764
- Joined: Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:43 pm
- Location: Paulina, Louisiana
Just wondering if anyone in my immediate area still have activity at their housing?? I have seen NO Martins in my area for a while now.
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mjfog
- Posts: 450
- 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.
Conrad,
I haven't seen birds in over a week here at my colony in Palm City, FL. I'm about 30 miles north of West Palm Beach. Figured I begin to take my gourds down, clean and store them until mid-December for next season. Began to lower the 1st rack of 24 gourds and heard the familiar screech of a martin about ready to buzz me. Look up an counted 10 birds. Surprise!! Raised the rack and will now wait until I return from my mid August fishing trip to Homosassa with my 3 sons. By then my birds should be heading to Brazil.
Mike
I haven't seen birds in over a week here at my colony in Palm City, FL. I'm about 30 miles north of West Palm Beach. Figured I begin to take my gourds down, clean and store them until mid-December for next season. Began to lower the 1st rack of 24 gourds and heard the familiar screech of a martin about ready to buzz me. Look up an counted 10 birds. Surprise!! Raised the rack and will now wait until I return from my mid August fishing trip to Homosassa with my 3 sons. By then my birds should be heading to Brazil.
Mike
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Conrad Baker
- Posts: 764
- Joined: Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:43 pm
- Location: Paulina, Louisiana
Maybe they were just passing through?? I still haven't seen any in quite a while here.