Nest Check #8 - 5/12/24 Palm City, Florida

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mjfog
Posts: 375
Joined: Sat Dec 30, 2017 3:40 pm
Location: Palm City, FL
Martin Colony History: 2018 will be my first try. 6 S&K B09s. 29 eggs - 8 fledged
2019 - 12 Troyer Horizontals with tunnels, 6 S&K B09s and 12 B011s all with tunnels. 43 eggs - 36 fledged
2020 - Rack 1 - 6 B011s, Rack 2 - 24 B011s, and Rack 3 - 24 Troyer Horizontals. All gourds have tunnels, porches and crescent/Conley 11 entrances; racks have predator guards. 161 eggs - 88 fledged.
2021 - 54 gourds-214 eggs, 184 hatched, 168 fledged.
2022 - 3 racks of 24 gourds. 363 eggs, 294 hatched, 278 fledged.
2023 - 3 racks of 24 gourds. 321 eggs, 276 hatched, 246 fledged.

Hi Guys,
Rack 1 - 63 Young and 51 eggs, Rack 2 - 71 young and 29 eggs and Rack 3 - 58 young and 39 eggs. Totals 192 young and 119 eggs; 281 birds in some form.

Just for kicks - Last year on 5/9 my count was Rack 1 - 72 young and 24 eggs, Rack 2 - 68 young and 33 eggs and Rack 3 - 74 young and 10 eggs. Totals 214 young and 67 eggs: 311 birds in some form.
One thing that seems out of the ordinary this year is the number of late nests. Most of the gourds were showing eggs by 4/7/24. Have had 15 nests start 4/28/24 and 2 nests showing first eggs as late as 5/12/24.
Happy Martining, Mike
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