Last of the Martins and Numbers

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msalcido
Posts: 254
Joined: Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:25 pm
Location: Texas/Mineola

Well I'm down to my last 6 babies needing to fledge. I can't believe how quickly the season has gone. I wanted to share my numbers.

23 pair
127 eggs laid
115 eggs hatched
112 Fledged (including the last 6 that should be leaving the nest today or tomorrow)

Bittersweet as this is the most I've ever had. I'll be adding more six more gourds to my rack next year! :shock: :???:

I hope everyone had a great season and have a Happy 4th of July!
Mike

Fifth season of being a landlord! :) and a PMCA member!
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Bulldog1
Posts: 700
Joined: Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:33 am
Location: Mississippi/Hamilton

Sounds like an outstanding year to me. Congrats. I still have some feeding around my house. Amazing how you can recognize their song once you get used to it.
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2015 - 18 Gourds offered - 12 active nests, 62 eggs, 51 fledged
2014 - 18 gourds offered - 12 active nests, 52 eggs, 48 fledged
2013 - 12 gourds offered - 9 pairs, 56 eggs, 52 hatched, 49 fledged
2012 - 12 gourds offered -4 pairs, 20 eggs, 19 fledged
2011 - 6 gourds offered -1 pair, 5 eggs, 5 hatched, 5 fledged !!!!
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terrapincove
Posts: 366
Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:06 pm
Location: Maurice River, Southern NJ
Martin Colony History: Well established 90 cavity colony. Mostly plastic gourds with some custom cedar houses atop pilings out over the river. We live stream the activity on our website https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXKqSW ... Ph2tywu4eg

We are on the Maurice River. The Maurice is brackish and tidal. It meets the Delaware bay about three miles down at East Point, NJ. The area is remote and consists of dense marshland and swamp. Dragonflies abound.

Swallows arrive in mid August and finish nesting mid July. There is a large annual roost in mid August upriver a few miles at Mauricetown.

Nice report. Thanks for sharing.
Good luck Purple Martin Landlords.

Terrapin Cove

Always Live https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXKqSW ... Ph2tywu4eg
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msalcido
Posts: 254
Joined: Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:25 pm
Location: Texas/Mineola

Thanks y'all. I still have a lot of babies coming back to visit at night. So that helps with me missing them. :lol:
Mike

Fifth season of being a landlord! :) and a PMCA member!
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