nest check today , lockhart

[lockharttaylor]

check our five houses this am and found 24 nests, out of 52 compartments filled. out of those 24 nests, only 13 had a total of 29 eggs. it as been a year since we put up our first house.

gary and susan taylor

[lockharttaylor]

ON THE FIRST CHECK I MISSED ONE , THE HOUSE AROUND THE FRONT HAD 11 EGGS THUS THE TOTAL WAS 40 INSTEAD OF 29. DID EGG CHECK TODAY, WE HAVE INCREASED TO 58, BUT EVEN THOU WE GAINED WE ALSO LOST 2 EGGS FROM THE LAST COUNT, REMOVED 1 HOUSE SPARROW NEST AGAIN, LAST TIME WE DESTROYED 3, WE FEEL THAT THE SPARROWS GOT MAD AND KNICKED OUT THE EGGS. WE HAVE NOW ORDERED TWO TRAPS.

GARY AND SUSAN TAYLOR

[lockharttaylor]

DECIDE TO DO A NEST CHECK TODAY, SINCE WE HAD ALL THIS BAD WEATHER LATELY. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 5 HOUSES. ON HOUSE ONE WHICH HAS 8 COMPARTMENTS, ALL HAD NESTS, ONLY ONE HAD NO EGGS, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 37 EGGS AT THAT HOUSE. HOUSE 2 AND 3 HAS 12 COMPARTMENTS EACH. HOUSE 2- HAS 8 NESTS WITH 13 EGGS TOTAL.HOUSE 3-HAS 10 NESTS WITH 10 EGGS TOTAL. HOUSE 5 HAS 12 COMPARTMENTS-8 NESTS WITH A TOTAL OF 10 EGGS. HOUSE 4 IS OUR NEWEST WITH 4 NESTS NO EGGS. WE HAD A TOTAL OF 72 EGGS.

GARY AND SUSAN TAYLOR

[Dale Hrncirik]

Gary and Susan,

Sounds like yall are off to a spectacular year!

I only count nesting pairs with eggs in the nests(active nests) because often a pair will build a nestbowl in an adjoining cavity to 'dominate' that area. I have 22 cavities available and all rooms have what appears to be nests but it's rare that all will end up with eggs. It's more likely to have 100% occupancy or close as your colony matures...usually around 4-5 years after starting out.

Hope yall have a great year

Dale

[lockharttaylor]

THIS HOUSE HAS 8 COMPARTMENTS, 1- NEST WITH 6 EGGS, 2-NEST WITH 6 EGGS, 3-NEST WITH 5 EGGS, 4-NEST WITH 3 EGGS, 5- NEST WITH 6 EGGS, 6-NEST WITH 5 EGGS, 7-NEST WITH 6 EGGS, 8-NEST ONLY. AT FIRST WE HAD A SPARROW NEST, WE REMOVED IT TWICE, AND THEN MARTINS TOOK OVER THE COMPARTMENT.


GARY AND SUSAN TAYLOR

[lockharttaylor]

WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 33 PAIRS, IN THE NEWEST HOUSE WE HAVE 6 PAIRS OF MARTINS, HAVE FOUND NO EGGS BUT 2 WERE FOUND ON THE GROUND UNDER THE HOUSE. HAVE A PAIRS OF SPARROW WHOM TRY TO BUILD A NEST AND WE DESTROY. HOPE TO HAVE THEM PERMANENT REMOVED VERY SOON WAITING ON NEST TRAPS TO ARRIVE. NOW HAVE 77 EGGS TOTAL FROM ALL THE HOUSES.

[lockharttaylor]

WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 33 PAIRS, IN THE NEWEST HOUSE WE HAVE 6 PAIRS OF MARTINS, HAVE FOUND NO EGGS BUT 2 WERE FOUND ON THE GROUND UNDER THE HOUSE. HAVE A PAIRS OF SPARROW WHOM TRY TO BUILD A NEST AND WE DESTROY. HOPE TO HAVE THEM PERMANENT REMOVED VERY SOON WAITING ON NEST TRAPS TO ARRIVE. NOW HAVE 77 EGGS TOTAL FROM ALL THE HOUSES.