Thank God for clear blue skies and low wind speed!!! Great day for martins to feed here in New Sharon , Iowa... Our colony seems to be thriving this year so far Happy Martins
Thank God for clear blue skies and low wind speed!!! Great day for martins to feed here in New Sharon , Iowa... Our colony seems to be thriving this year so far 2007 2 pair 8 fledged
2008 4 pair 18 fledged
2009 21 pair 87 fledged
2010 44 pair 174 fledged
2011 68 pair 244 fledged
2012 82 pair 364 fledged
2013 82 pair 359 fledged
2014 86 pair 415 fledged
2015 101 pair 427 fledged
2008 4 pair 18 fledged
2009 21 pair 87 fledged
2010 44 pair 174 fledged
2011 68 pair 244 fledged
2012 82 pair 364 fledged
2013 82 pair 359 fledged
2014 86 pair 415 fledged
2015 101 pair 427 fledged
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ToyinPA
- Posts: 2227
- Joined: Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:07 pm
- Location: PA/Avis
- Martin Colony History: The 1972 St. Agnes flood wiped out all the Martins in my area. One day, in 1997-98, 5 or 6 Martins landed on the power wires crossing my back yard. I had no house for them. They kept coming back day after day. We got a martin house a few weeks later & they have been coming back every year since. I average 12-15 pair per year.
It's a whopping 48, cloudy, sprinkles, very windy here today. Feels like March not May. We may even get snow flurries! I filpped 200 crickets about an hour ago & will probably have to flip later today.
Many of my pair have built or started nests, but have not brought in any green leaves yet. It's been to cold & wet. It's supposed to finally warm up mid week. I sure hope so.
Toy in PA
Many of my pair have built or started nests, but have not brought in any green leaves yet. It's been to cold & wet. It's supposed to finally warm up mid week. I sure hope so.
Toy in PA
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1BirdmanEye
- Posts: 18
- Joined: Sun Apr 17, 2016 8:00 pm
- Location: Janesville,wisc
- Martin Colony History: First nesting pair in 1995.
I know what you mean,got a little frost here last night in wisc,watched my birds come out of there gourds this morning wearing winter jackets,suppose to hit the 50s today.
Sorry to hear you have bad weather, we just got thru a few cold windy rainy days also. Thought I would try thanking the good Lord for positive weather instead of whining about the bad, hoping to get more good weather ahead. 
2007 2 pair 8 fledged
2008 4 pair 18 fledged
2009 21 pair 87 fledged
2010 44 pair 174 fledged
2011 68 pair 244 fledged
2012 82 pair 364 fledged
2013 82 pair 359 fledged
2014 86 pair 415 fledged
2015 101 pair 427 fledged
2008 4 pair 18 fledged
2009 21 pair 87 fledged
2010 44 pair 174 fledged
2011 68 pair 244 fledged
2012 82 pair 364 fledged
2013 82 pair 359 fledged
2014 86 pair 415 fledged
2015 101 pair 427 fledged
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1BirdmanEye
- Posts: 18
- Joined: Sun Apr 17, 2016 8:00 pm
- Location: Janesville,wisc
- Martin Colony History: First nesting pair in 1995.
All good things happen from thinking positive.