Happy Easter from our blue birds and Martins <3
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nikkihaddox
- Posts: 43
- Joined: Sat Feb 03, 2018 2:05 pm
- Location: Washington Missouri
- Martin Colony History: My father has started the Martin Colony back in 2000. To this day we have had about 40 to 45 pairs of Martins. We use 5 Martin houses and a few gourds, unfortunately the Martins prefer the houses over the gourds, but we still put them up.
We put some crickets in the food tray for the Martins today, they ate some not many. The females have a little bit of droopy wings today, hoping they eat a little more..Was able to take a screen shot of this beautiful male blue bird eating crickets. In the background you can see our Martins hanging around on the perch.
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jpp77
- Posts: 175
- Joined: Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:21 pm
- Location: Lawrence, KS area
- Martin Colony History: 2015 - 1 pair, not successful (Sparrows)
2016 - 1 pair, 4 young
2017 - 5 pair, 23 young
2018 - 8 pair, 40 young, two deaths most likely due to heat.
2019 - 18 pair, 74 eggs, 1 nest abandoned, all the rest successful.
2020 - 32 nests, unknown exact egg numbers, 1 death.
How early do your Martins arrive?
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Craig Haddox
- Posts: 444
- Joined: Sun Mar 14, 2004 5:13 pm
- Location: Missouri Washington
Our earliest arrival is March 7th. They are slow arriving with the bad weather this month. 2 pair so far, should have 15-20 martins here by now.