End of PM season

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jcassiday
Posts: 25
Joined: Mon Jun 11, 2007 9:38 am
Location: Iowa/Grundy Center
Martin Colony History: first house 2006, 2007 built and installed T-14 with wood pole, 2012 installed Troyer tunnels on 12 openings, 2014 installed new aluminum pole and four troyer horizontal gourds. 2015 first successful pair, 2016 four pair fledged 16. 2017 will install four more Troyer horizontal gourds a total 23 cavities.

Sad to say my birds are on their way South, left 7/26.. They left a little earlier than last year. All in all a good year same number of pairs (5) as last year. Soo quiet!
Grundy Center, Iowa
flyin-lowe
Posts: 3788
Joined: Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:49 am
Location: Indiana/Henry Co.

I was out of town since last Saturday and activity really has slowed down since I got back. Now I'm seeing 10-15 martins total in the morning and they are gone most of the day, less and less returning each evening. Will be packing everything up for the season before too long.
2026 HOSP 26
2025 62 pair HOSP 20
2024 60 pair, HOSP 44
2023 60+ pair, HOSP 8
2022 60 nests with 262 eggs, HOSP 14
2021 62 pair, HOSP 9
2020 42 nest, HOSP 8
2019- 31 pair
2018- 15 pair 49 fledged
2017 3 SY pair, 12 eggs , fledged 10. 4 additional lone SY's
2016 1 pair fledged 4
2015 Visitors
2014 Visitors
2013 Moved 6 miles, 1 pair fledged 2.
2012 30 pair fledged 100.
2011 12 pair 43 fledged.
2010 5 pair 14 fledged.
BillieJR
Posts: 766
Joined: Tue Apr 11, 2017 11:39 am
Location: Monroe, WI

I guess it's easier for people like myself who still haven't gotten a colony started - otherwise I would be depressed, too.
Billie from southern Wisconsin
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