Still no eggs!

[Diane Porter]

I was sure I would find eggs during my nest check today, but still none in sight.

There seem to be ten birds in the group, including two ASY males. However, seven of the eight gourds look like they have nests in them. One has a rather remarkable semicircular dam of mud that shields the nest depression from the entrance.

Six have either green leaves or mud or both, although in one the only sign of a nest is a single green leaf. The seventh gourd has a whole bunch of straw, with a depression in the back, but no mud or green leaves.

I guess somebody is claiming more than one gourd. But at this point I'm feeling like we must have at least four real nests, maybe five.

And all we need is some blinking eggs!

[Leandortree]

Hi Diane,
Martins often take a long time making their nest, socializing and getting into good condition for laying eggs ,incubation, and raising their young! It will all happen when they are ready, we all just have to wait! I like to garden so that helps me wait. The martins will begin to dive bomb me, when I'm in the garden then I know they have eggs, It's kind of fun their housing is right beside the garden.

[ChrisM]

ChrisM
NE Kansas