They here, two male one female
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Austin Solis
- Posts: 6
- Joined: Tue Feb 02, 2016 6:18 pm
- Location: Port Arthur, Tx.
2-2-2019 8:am Port Arthur, Texas, had three Martins checking out my T-14 and four gourds. It was not long before the sparrows tried to get them out. As of right now the martins have not return. I think they will return.
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C.C.Martins
- Posts: 3368
- Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2017 11:15 am
- Location: Corpus Christi Tx
- Martin Colony History: 2016- Visitors.
2017- 5 pair. 15 fledged
2018- 18 pair. 85 fledged
2019- 17 pair. 81 fledged
2020- 25 pair. 111 fledged
2021- 28 pair. 118 fledged
2022- 33 pair. 151 fledged
2023- 33 pair. 165 fledged
2024- 40 pair. 185 fledged
2025- 40 pair. 181 fledged
HOSP:
Home colony: mix natural, super, Troyer and excluder gourds, enlarged compartment house. All SREH.
Satellite colony: Oso Bay Preserve: 49 PMCA excluder gourds; 16 room Lonestar Goliad with Modified Excluder entrances.
2019: Visitors
2020: 3 pair, 11 fledged
2021: 10 pair, 30 fledged
2022: 11 pair, 35 fledged
2023: 18 pair, 101 fledged
2024: 39 pair, 181 fledged
2025: 51 pair, 216 fledged
PMCA member
Congrats! I think they will be back too they are checking out the area and getting their bearings again. With three birds thats a good sign, good mix too! 
They arent in a rush. Hope they start spending the night, watch close at dusk. They will zip right in very quietly.
Figures the rat birds sparrows do that just as the martins arrive. Soon as i put my house up last week the starlings showed an hour later, i just watched them try without sucess to get into the crescents. Wanted to shoot but also wanted to make sure they couldnt.
Do your best to rid the area of those sparrows
If you havnt please report on the scout report.
All the best this year!
Tom
They arent in a rush. Hope they start spending the night, watch close at dusk. They will zip right in very quietly. Figures the rat birds sparrows do that just as the martins arrive. Soon as i put my house up last week the starlings showed an hour later, i just watched them try without sucess to get into the crescents. Wanted to shoot but also wanted to make sure they couldnt.
Do your best to rid the area of those sparrows
If you havnt please report on the scout report.
All the best this year!
Tom
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23