Rob,
It typically peaks around May 17th in my area of Northeast Ohio and the only reason I pick this date is that it is my wife’s birthday and prior to having a nesting pair, for like three years in a row, would be my first sighting of SY birds and continues up through the middle of June.
Mitch
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Mitch Booth
- Posts: 480
- Joined: Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:23 am
- Location: Akron, OH
- Martin Colony History: 2012 - 0
2013 - 1 pair, 4 eggs, 2 fledged
2014 - 0
2015 - 1 pair, 5 died during week of rain
2016 - 0
2017 - 1 pair, 4 eggs, 4 fledged
2018 - 4 pair, 19 eggs, 19 fledged
2019 - 7 pair
2020 - 17 pair
2020 - 17 pair 77 eggs 69 fledged
2019 - 7 pair
2018 - 4 pair 19 eggs, 19 fledged
2017 - 1 pair 4 eggs, 4 fledged
2016 - 0 only visits
2015 - 1 pair 5 eggs, 5 hatched, 5 dead on days 6-7
2014 - 0 only visits
2013 - 1 pair 3 eggs, 2 hatched, 2 fledged
2012 - 0
2019 - 7 pair
2018 - 4 pair 19 eggs, 19 fledged
2017 - 1 pair 4 eggs, 4 fledged
2016 - 0 only visits
2015 - 1 pair 5 eggs, 5 hatched, 5 dead on days 6-7
2014 - 0 only visits
2013 - 1 pair 3 eggs, 2 hatched, 2 fledged
2012 - 0
I live in Texas and had 40 SY's that have spent the last 2 nights in our Colony. They hunt and rest as a group, then when the sun sets, disperse and find an empty Gourd for the night. 6 or 7 will sleep in one Gourd no problem.
They will leave soon, once it warms up (53 here this morning) and continue the journey northward.
I was kind and of surprised to see such a large group so late. Usually it is 20 or less. You know when they arrive because the resident Martins are fussing and trying to establish boundaries.
Don't loose hope their are still Martins moving north!
They will leave soon, once it warms up (53 here this morning) and continue the journey northward.
I was kind and of surprised to see such a large group so late. Usually it is 20 or less. You know when they arrive because the resident Martins are fussing and trying to establish boundaries.
Don't loose hope their are still Martins moving north!
Colony started in 2002
Offering 82 Troyer Horizontal Gourds
2018 - 45 PAIR - FLEDGED 203 MARTINS
2019 - 68 PAIR - FLEDGED 268 MARTINS
2020 - 82 PAIR - FLEDGED 392 MARTINS
2021 - 78 PAIR - FLEDGED 349 MARTINS
2022 - 76 PAIR - FLEDGED 373 MARTINS
2023 - 68 PAIR - FLEDGED 355 MARTINS
*2023 Added 2”X4” wire cages to all three Troyer Gemini Gourd Racks to deal with Great Horned Owl predation on Colony.
Offering 82 Troyer Horizontal Gourds
2018 - 45 PAIR - FLEDGED 203 MARTINS
2019 - 68 PAIR - FLEDGED 268 MARTINS
2020 - 82 PAIR - FLEDGED 392 MARTINS
2021 - 78 PAIR - FLEDGED 349 MARTINS
2022 - 76 PAIR - FLEDGED 373 MARTINS
2023 - 68 PAIR - FLEDGED 355 MARTINS
*2023 Added 2”X4” wire cages to all three Troyer Gemini Gourd Racks to deal with Great Horned Owl predation on Colony.
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PMDavid
- Posts: 534
- Joined: Wed May 16, 2018 8:50 pm
- Location: Boyce,Louisiana
- Martin Colony History: 2018 1 lone nut and lots of visitors
2019 6 pair -21fledged
2020 18 pair -60 fledged
2021......to be seen.
24 natural gourds on a satellite rack,9 other gourds scattered around
2-12 compartment trio houses
Rarely see a sparrow or starling,but when I do they don’t last long!
Will have a second satellite rack for the 2022 season and phase out the houses,the martins here strongly prefer natural gourds.
Hey spider, just last week I noticed the same thing you mentioned about all the regulars flyin around fussing and carrying on. I could tell there looked to be about four “new” to me birds jumping around all over my site like they didn’t know exactly the layout and where they could . All the residents were fussing and acting defensive over their certain holes and gourds! Must have been some migrates . Maybe some of this latest batch at your place will pass through and one or two set up shop.
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-=DKC=-
- Posts: 356
- Joined: Thu Jun 08, 2017 2:26 pm
- Location: Corpus Christi, TX
- Martin Colony History: ................
2019: 11 pairs
2018: 11 pairs - 43 fledged
2017: 4 pairs - 17 fledged
Here in Corpus Christi, TX. we had a big influx of migrant Purple Martins, Barn Swallows, and Mississippi Kites (and probably others) fly over yesterday afternoon. Migration appears to be ongoing.
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