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EGGS IN SEGUIN TEXAS
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TONY FREDERICKSON - TEXAS
- Posts: 504
- Joined: Sun Dec 07, 2003 9:35 pm
- Location: Texas/Seguin
- Martin Colony History: 3000+SUC. PAIRS; 13,500+ FLEDGLINGS IN 25 YEARS. Attempting colony reduction, 77 cavities, Troyer gourds.
I found a nest of 3 eggs yesterday, which means first egg for cavity 621ex was laid 4-3-06. WLYK Friend In Texas
Friend In Texas TONY FREDERICKSON
SEGUIN, TX
13,500+ FLEDGLINGS IN 24 YEARS
SEGUIN, TX
13,500+ FLEDGLINGS IN 24 YEARS
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Louise Chambers
- Site Admin
- Posts: 6208
- Joined: Tue Nov 04, 2003 1:07 pm
- Location: Corpus Christi, TX
Tony, that is great news! We were surprised to find our first Corpus Christi egg yesterday. Unfortunately we found the egg on the ground below the PM housing - some kind of problem with the female or nest, I guess. But there will be others :-)
Louise
note, the egg was clearly from a Texas martin, that's for sure
Louise
note, the egg was clearly from a Texas martin, that's for sure
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Stephen Thomas
- Posts: 359
- Joined: Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:24 am
- Location: LeRoy/IL
Louise,
"note, the egg was clearly from a Texas martin, that's for sure"
Looks almost like an ostrich egg. If they are in the house's how are they staying up?
Steve Thomas[/quote]
"note, the egg was clearly from a Texas martin, that's for sure"
Looks almost like an ostrich egg. If they are in the house's how are they staying up?
Steve Thomas[/quote]
Steve Thomas (LeRoy,Il) trying since 2003, visitors 2006 & 2007 had 1 visitor.
2009 had 6 visitors, 3ASY & 3females(1 male serious)
2010 1ASY male & 1ASYfemale, May 9, 2010 I became a landlord
2011 They came back. Got cold .they left. Never came back. starting over.
2012 1 came by. 2013 (0)
2009 had 6 visitors, 3ASY & 3females(1 male serious)
2010 1ASY male & 1ASYfemale, May 9, 2010 I became a landlord
2011 They came back. Got cold .they left. Never came back. starting over.
2012 1 came by. 2013 (0)
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Guest
That's a great one, Louise 
Please post a picture when it hatches. I want to see that fledgling!!!!
Lanell
Please post a picture when it hatches. I want to see that fledgling!!!! Lanell
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Guest
My goodness....could this the first "Martzilla?"
Perhaps it will breath fire at starlings and house sparrows!
It's late....I better sign off before this post gets worse!
Sue
City by the Sea, TX
Perhaps it will breath fire at starlings and house sparrows!
It's late....I better sign off before this post gets worse!
Sue
City by the Sea, TX
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TONY FREDERICKSON - TEXAS
- Posts: 504
- Joined: Sun Dec 07, 2003 9:35 pm
- Location: Texas/Seguin
- Martin Colony History: 3000+SUC. PAIRS; 13,500+ FLEDGLINGS IN 25 YEARS. Attempting colony reduction, 77 cavities, Troyer gourds.
Update----- 3 active nests with 9 eggs and 61 PMNests-------nest building like crazy Louise--------- Friend In Seguin
Friend In SeguinTONY FREDERICKSON
SEGUIN, TX
13,500+ FLEDGLINGS IN 24 YEARS
SEGUIN, TX
13,500+ FLEDGLINGS IN 24 YEARS
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Guest
Hey Tony,
I've just got a pair in my house and waiting for nests and eggs. I was over at Dave VanBooven's house helping do nest checks and found about 30 PM nests. Good Luck this year.
Austin Martin
I've just got a pair in my house and waiting for nests and eggs. I was over at Dave VanBooven's house helping do nest checks and found about 30 PM nests. Good Luck this year.
Austin Martin
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TONY FREDERICKSON - TEXAS
- Posts: 504
- Joined: Sun Dec 07, 2003 9:35 pm
- Location: Texas/Seguin
- Martin Colony History: 3000+SUC. PAIRS; 13,500+ FLEDGLINGS IN 25 YEARS. Attempting colony reduction, 77 cavities, Troyer gourds.
Way to go Austin. Keep up the great work---- Uncle Dave knows his stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Friend In Seguin
Friend In Seguin TONY FREDERICKSON
SEGUIN, TX
13,500+ FLEDGLINGS IN 24 YEARS
SEGUIN, TX
13,500+ FLEDGLINGS IN 24 YEARS
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Guest
Tony, that is great news! We were surprised to find our first Corpus Christi egg yesterday. Unfortunately we found the egg on the ground below the PM housing - some kind of problem with the female or nest, I guess. But there will be others :-)
That ain't no Martin egg...... the Easter Bunny was early!!
Chuck
That ain't no Martin egg...... the Easter Bunny was early!!
Chuck
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Glenda Detling
- Posts: 45
- Joined: Sun Apr 11, 2004 6:03 pm
- Location: Texas/Kyle
We have a great group of Martins moving in. We have two houses (14 compartments) and 4 new gourds. We've have some problems with some persistent HOSPs, but the martin's seem to be pairing off and settling in. We've gotten a little impatient because we've yet to see some active nesting going on. We put woodchips in each cavity to encourage nesting, but we haven't seen any material brought by the martins. I was surprised to hear that eggs have been laid in locations fairly close by. Should we be worried? 
Glenda and Ron
Wow, great Tony! 
. I haven't seen any nest building being conducted here yet in Katy. I did notice one ASY Female looking kind of sluggish though, spending most of her day in the gourd. Maybe eggs shortly. It was time to check on them today and no nests yet and the particular female left to go feeding.
. I haven't seen any nest building being conducted here yet in Katy. I did notice one ASY Female looking kind of sluggish though, spending most of her day in the gourd. Maybe eggs shortly. It was time to check on them today and no nests yet and the particular female left to go feeding.I'm a "nestcamaholic" Is 18 hours a day a bad thing? (I have 2 this year, luckily I have 2 eyes!)