Greetings,
Got hooked in mid 60's by First Cousins Grandma.
She had a 12 room wooden house that the city would mount on the top of an electric pole each spring and remove each fall.
First one I built was in 1976.
It was a monster 12 room house with 2" round holes and common porches built out of 3/4" plywood.
It stood for quite a few years and we had bunches of Martins and a few EHS.
It finally rotted down in early 80's and was replaced with a two story 12 room Heath aluminum.
It stood until a few years ago when it was knocked down by someone backing into it - luckily after the season was over.
At that point I found the PMCA and started gathering info for the next season.
Started over with 16 natureline gourds with SREH.
Added 8 more the next year, just in time for the worst drought in Texas history.
Just relocated both of the gourd racks closer in and between my two houses where the old houses were located.
Been wacking Starlings and EHS this year after getting the racks up and ready.
The first housing you offered was....?
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Bill Pec
- Posts: 545
- Joined: Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:21 am
- Location: Smith Mountain Lake, Moneta, Virginia
- Martin Colony History: 2010- 2 pr. Fledged 6
2011- 20 pr. Fledged 75
2012- 35 pr. Fledged 143
2013- 37 pr. Fledged 153
2014- 40 pr. Fledged 198
2015- 40 pr. Fledged 183
2016- 42 pr. Fledged 189
2017- 42 pr. Fledged 168
2018- 43 pr. Fledged 172
2019- 43 pr. Fledged 193
2020 -44 pr. Fledged 181
2021 -43 pr. Fledged 184
2022 - 40 pr. Fledged 160
2023 - 39 pr. Fledged 151
2024 - 40 pr. Fledged 154
A sincere thank you to all who took the time to respond to this thread. A particular thanks to those who were able to include videos or photos of their first martin housing. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing how you all got started. I hope other readers are enjoying your stories as much as I am.
Hope others will share their stories with us.
Bill
Hope others will share their stories with us.
Bill
THE MORE ONE LEARNS THE MORE ONE SEES! While the ignorant person sees only a blackbird the enlightened person sees a Purple Martin.
2010- 2 pr. 6 fledged, + many visitors
2011- 20 pr. 75 fledged,
2012- 35 pr. 143 fledged
2013- 37 pr. 153 fledged
2014- 40 pr. 198 fledged
2015- 40 pr. 183 fledged
2016- 42 pr. 189 Fledged
2010- 2 pr. 6 fledged, + many visitors
2011- 20 pr. 75 fledged,
2012- 35 pr. 143 fledged
2013- 37 pr. 153 fledged
2014- 40 pr. 198 fledged
2015- 40 pr. 183 fledged
2016- 42 pr. 189 Fledged