Tropical Storm Alberto

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Bob Fraser
Posts: 108
Joined: Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:39 pm
Location: North Carolina/Camden

Alberto has formed off of the S Carolina coast - Everyone on the Atlantic coast from S Carolina northward needs to monitor the forecast track of this system.

Geez.... We don't usually get these systems affecting the Carolinas until late August/September.

Depending on where it goes, it would really wreak havoc with our colonies.
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2011 - 8 pair
2012 - 31 pair full house no more room at the inn.
as of 5/31 83 babies 63 eggs. Wound up with 173 fledged.

2013 - 35 pair around 200 fledged.
2018 - 80 pairs 420 fledged


I intend to live forever. So far, so good.
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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.

Wow. Even the Houston weather guys and girls were talking about this one. We sat here (hunkered down) as Hurricane Ike threw all he had at us. I have great sympathy for anyone in the path of Alberto. I hope and pray he stays small and moves away fast.
Sincerely,
Laverne
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hardyfarm
Posts: 64
Joined: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:01 am
Location: North Carolina/Seven Springs

I'm concerned and watching it as well. Our wheat crop is insured but regarding our martins we can just hope and pray Alberto is a nonevent.
Never Give Up!
2012 First Year 1 SY pair 7 fledged, 2013 1 SY pair 1 ASY pair 4 fledged, 2014 1 SY pair 2 ASY pair 10 fledged
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DebA
Posts: 1941
Joined: Tue May 04, 2010 7:43 am
Location: Pratt County/Kansas
Martin Colony History: Start 2009 with one pair. Upgraded from S&K houses to two Trendsetter 12's with gourds beneath in 2013. I have experienced job, pet, and parental losses since '13. The Purple Martins lift my spirits and remind me how life continues forward by flying their little selves from Brazil back to my yard. As one forum person once told me, chin up DebA, look at the martins. Danger all around but yet they soar in the sky without a care in the world.

Growing up in Kansas since I was five, I haven't grown up with hurricanes that's for sure. But I was born in Florida and I have an early memory of my "real" dad (my step dad raised me since five and has always been my daddy) having my sister and I and we were on a beach in some kind of shack like structure. It was rainy and the ocean was full of waves. I remember him pointing undoubtedly out to sea and saying to me, see it that's the hurricane. I was probably 3-4 and I thought he was pointing to a good sized piece of driftwood on the beach. So for quite awhile I thought a hurricane was a piece of driftwood. LOL. I would assume my dad knew what he was doing and didn't have us truly in harms way, but back then who knows. I survived anyway.

I hope all stay safe including our beloved bird friends.

Deb
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Pratt County, Kansas
2016 34 PAIR
2015 27 PAIR
2014 23 PAIR
2013 13 PAIR
2012 6 PAIR
2011 4 PAIR
2010 2 PAIR
2009 1 PAIR
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