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orbit1
Posts: 51
Joined: Tue Jul 06, 2004 8:18 pm
Location: Ohio/Columbia Station
Martin Colony History: I have had housing up at my residence since 2000. I added some additional housing and gourds in 2007, and I have been getting purple Martins in my houses and gourds ever since that time.

Just curious if anyone else is seeing this in the Northern Ohio area. With all the rain and cold weather we have had, I'm curious to see if anyone is seeing any subadults in this area. It's been really weird, I usually see all kinds of barn swallows, hummingbirds, and PM's but I haven't seen one yet! I am really shocked that it is June and not one bird yet. I have some tree swallows nesting in a BB box and BB's in one of my other boxes. If anyone has any input. please feel free.

Thanks,

Dave
Dave Kunath
Columbia Station, Ohio
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Mary Dawnsong
Posts: 1685
Joined: Wed Nov 12, 2003 8:17 pm
Location: Michigan, Livingston County

Hi Dave,

I'm not a Buckeye, but am in southeastern Michigan. There are plenty of birds here, but breeding activity seems delayed by a couple of weeks. The eastern Great Lakes area had a cool May. May was dry here, so my colony didn't seem to have problems finding food. However, they have been very slow to start laying eggs. I have heard similar reports from other landlords in Michigan and Pennsylvania.

Hope you see more birds soon, Mary
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"In Michigan every martin matters"
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I've seen one subbie who's gone and I have yet to see him. No hummigbirds! :( I usually start enjoying them mid-April!
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