Trapped in door
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dsonyay
- Posts: 1677
- Joined: Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:10 pm
- Location: Louisiana/Broussard
- Martin Colony History: 2010-2014 located in Slidell LA. Gourd rack with 16 gourds. Max of 2 pairs during this short period in Slidell. Plenty of fledglings.
2014-present.. moved to Broussard LA. Same Gourd Rack but added a 6 room house (modified from a 12 room)
2020: after a long drought of nothing, 4 pairs and 4 nests, 23 eggs total.
6 fledges.
2021: 9 pair, 47 eggs
36 hatchlings
30 fledged
2022: about 12 pairs.. many eggs, all fledged.. only had one hatchling die.. probably because of our schnauzer. :(
2023: 16 pairs. So far about 60 chicks with about a dozen eggs to go.
2024: 13 pair. About 60 eggs
2025: 14 pairs .. 69 eggs.
Sad to hear that. I hate knowing they die like that. You'll get more.
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Laverne
- Posts: 2216
- Joined: Thu Jan 08, 2004 1:58 pm
- Location: TX/Alvin
- Martin Colony History: Erected 1st house in 1997. Birds were checking it out before Mike got down from the ladder. Six cavities had a little colony 1st year. Grown to 88 cavities all gourds with near 100% occupancy. Most important factor for success is rain = bugs.
I'm sorry, Rick.
I had a female SY with a leg caught in one of those metal clip-on porches. I thought she was dead, but when I released her she flew out of my hands. I'm glad you were able to save the other two that were trapped inside.
I had a female SY with a leg caught in one of those metal clip-on porches. I thought she was dead, but when I released her she flew out of my hands. I'm glad you were able to save the other two that were trapped inside.
Sincerely,
Laverne
Laverne
Sorry to hear about that Rick. A lot of fighting going on at my place this year too. Another good reason to lower and check out the housing occasionally when the martins are away.rickluc wrote:Lost a ASY Male today in a ,I think a Excluder, converted Aluminum Trio Musselman House. Had two trapped inside. they flew off.
Dennis D