Season Two of the PMCA's Nest Cam is now live!

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It was a full house last night wasn't it? There were also two other active nests on either side of the nest cam gourd and those nestlings have fledged as well. The nestlings don't always return to the same cavity each night-so they could be having a sleepover with the 'cousins' or appreciating a night alone in an empty gourd!
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handyman315
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Joined: Thu May 12, 2016 11:03 am
Location: SW Ohio
Martin Colony History: Colony established May 20, 2017 after three unsuccessful years. Persistent and aggressive Tree Swallows plagued the site, but beyond learning - and practicing - to control them, was the return in 2017 of a 2016-SY-M previously unable to find a mate. As a handsome ASY-M, he brought along two females and a swagger that soon put the Tree Swallow issue to rest. As the anchor pair, he and his mate hatched all six of their eggs into fat and healthy babies into what settled in to be a three-pair, flourishing new colony with up to 11 birds total, including 3 SY-M trouble makers.

Forum Admin wrote:It was a full house last night wasn't it? There were also two other active nests on either side of the nest cam gourd and those nestlings have fledged as well. The nestlings don't always return to the same cavity each night-so they could be having a sleepover with the 'cousins' or appreciating a night alone in an empty gourd!
Thanks for mentioning the other cavity thing. As a first year (nesting) landlord, been seeing my fledglings doing exactly that, e.g., my anchor pair, with six fledglings have been all over the gourd rack. With several empty gourds, all equipped with clean, little mounds of pine straw, had already noticed parents were - apparently - spending time in other gourds, maybe even sleeping in other gourds once in awhile, especially the dads. Now the youngsters are doing it also :shock:

During the morning, all of the birds are staying gone longer and longer - gets sadly quiet - then about noon many return and it's like a country reunion, then gone again in the afternoon, then back considerably before dark, lotsa short flights, babies clearly flying well still begging parents for a free handout, then everyone retiring early, especially last night when a cool spate of weather flew thru here.

The nest cam has been valuable for this new landlord, e.g., when something happens that I don't understand, I run to the nest cam to see what your birds are doing, and/or what the Forum is saying. :grin:

Thanks again.
2023-42 Nests, 197 Eggs/Babies
2022-48 Nests Fledged 203
2021-43 Nests Fledged 185
2020-31 Nests Fledged 133, three early deaths due to cold & rain
2019-19 Nests Fledged 84
2018-11 Nests Fledged 48, ASY-M Arrived April 6, Despite Snow & Cold, Joined Soon by Mate & Two Adult Pairs
2017-3 Nests Fledged 13, FIRST-YEAR LANDLORD! Resident SY-M from 2016 Returned (as ASY-M) on May 20. At Least 11 Adult Residents
2016 Late-Arriving SYs, Resident Lone SY-M
2015-14 Many Visits
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Dave Reynolds
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Joined: Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:35 pm
Location: Little Hocking, Oh.
Martin Colony History: Satellite Site “Oxbow Golf Course”..
2018 - 15 Pair, 36 Fledged
2019 - 26 Pair, 97 Fledged
2020 - 30 Pair, 137 Fledged
2021 - 30 Pair, 144 Fledged
2022 - 27 Pair, 125 Fledged
2023 - 31 Pair, 130 Fledged
2024 - 41 Pair, 198 Fledged
2025 - 44 Pair, 168 Fledged

Home Site "Little Hocking, Ohio".
2019 - 1 Pair, 5 Fledged
2020 - 1 Pair, 4 Fledged
2021 - 8 Pair, 36 Fledged
2022 - 13 Pair, 46 Fledged
2023 - 16 Pair, 84 Fledged
2024 - 22 Pair, 104 Fledged
2025 - 28 Pair, 83 Fledged

Great job with the cam... I enjoyed watching them grow up and fledge.. Thanks so much

Dave
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Little Hocking, Ohio
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