Early Dawn Activity
Right on, I hope they all stay. Instant colony if they do. The sy males will have a purple feather or two on their chest or up around their neck. Maybe even towards the tail. They will finish their chortle with a clicking noise that only the males will make.
Jeff
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C.C.Martins
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- Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2017 11:15 am
- Location: Corpus Christi Tx
- Martin Colony History: 2016- Visitors.
2017- 5 pair. 15 fledged
2018- 18 pair. 85 fledged
2019- 17 pair. 81 fledged
2020- 25 pair. 111 fledged
2021- 28 pair. 118 fledged
2022- 33 pair. 151 fledged
2023- 33 pair. 165 fledged
2024- 40 pair. 185 fledged
2025- 40 pair. 181 fledged
HOSP:
Home colony: mix natural, super, Troyer and excluder gourds, enlarged compartment house. All SREH.
Satellite colony: Oso Bay Preserve: 49 PMCA excluder gourds; 16 room Lonestar Goliad with Modified Excluder entrances.
2019: Visitors
2020: 3 pair, 11 fledged
2021: 10 pair, 30 fledged
2022: 11 pair, 35 fledged
2023: 18 pair, 101 fledged
2024: 39 pair, 181 fledged
2025: 51 pair, 216 fledged
PMCA member
Man thats great!!!! It takes a bit, harder on us than them i think. I'm very glad they took to the crescents, it really is peace of mind. I dream of round holes, wish we could offer them but cannot. I'm sure the martins would be happy.
You are well on the way. That was a good group of martins, with that many birds their chances of returning is greater. Its the young birds that will keep the colony alive. So now....you must be wondering how to expand, its gonna happen....
You are well on the way. That was a good group of martins, with that many birds their chances of returning is greater. Its the young birds that will keep the colony alive. So now....you must be wondering how to expand, its gonna happen....
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23