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williamn
Posts: 65
Joined: Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:01 pm
Location: TN/Shelbyville

After starting over this year I've got two nesting pair and four pair of subbies. Subbies are nest building at full force. Hope my luck holds out for a good season,so excited !!!
2014 1 pair,5 eggs,5 hatched & fledged
2015 9 pair, 43 eggs, 41 hatched & fledged
2016 Bad year 9 pair died after laying eggs
2017 rebuilding year, 15 nests with 53 hatched and fledged
2018 28 gourds,22 occupied,112 eggs
2020 28 gourds, 27 occupied, 87 eggs



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Posts: 93
Joined: Sun Mar 05, 2017 10:35 am
Location: Raynham MA. 02767
Martin Colony History: 2016, put Troyer pole with 6 units Horizontal with Conley 11 Tunnels.
Had some visits (two sittings) last year. A visit this year 2017.

williamn wrote:After starting over this year I've got two nesting pair and four pair of subbies. Subbies are nest building at full force. Hope my luck holds out for a good season,so excited !!!
Good Luck, sounds like you're off to a great start.

John
Glynn B - LA
Posts: 320
Joined: Fri Feb 03, 2012 3:59 pm
Location: Louisiana West Monroe

How did your previous 9 pairs die?

Good luck this season!

Glynn
2019 26 pair 116 fledged
2018 20 pair 76 fledged
2017 19 pair 82 fledged
2016 13 pair 48 fledged
2015 3 pair 13 fledged
2014 1 pair 4 fledged
2013 2 pair 6 fledged
2012 0 pair
2011 0 pair

I don’t have the perfect site. One open flyway with trees within 80 ft. I do have a small pond they utilize during the heat of Summer. (2017) HEAVY HAWK PREDATION
williamn
Posts: 65
Joined: Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:01 pm
Location: TN/Shelbyville

Never found out why they died . Would do nest checks and find them dead in their gourd with their eggs no trauma .
2014 1 pair,5 eggs,5 hatched & fledged
2015 9 pair, 43 eggs, 41 hatched & fledged
2016 Bad year 9 pair died after laying eggs
2017 rebuilding year, 15 nests with 53 hatched and fledged
2018 28 gourds,22 occupied,112 eggs
2020 28 gourds, 27 occupied, 87 eggs



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