Midseason first nest ever.

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bulletsdad
Posts: 8
Joined: Sat May 04, 2024 8:46 am
Location: Florida, Pensacola
Martin Colony History: MSS-12 modified to 6 rooms. Installed May 2024

Our first apartment (MSS12 modified to 6) was installed 5/20/24. Dry pine straw placed. Lots of visits with several nests entered. Checked on 6/1 without signs of nesting.
Today 6/14 we saw some finches enter one. We had seen PMs enter this one. Checking, we found a nest with green leaves added. No eggs.
The nest is in a front room. I assume it was a mistake that I put straw in all 12 rooms.
It also looks over stuffed to me with a vertical circle of fresh material.

What should we do? Thanks!
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C.C.Martins
Posts: 2876
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.
HOSP: 52 Starlings: 29
Home colony: mix natural, super, Troyer and excluder gourds, enlarged compartment house. All SREH.
Satellite colony: Oso Bay Preserve: 36 PMCA excluder gourds, 6 room trio mini castle with troyer tunnels and enlarged compartments.
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,
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Oh I think you did ok by adding pine needles to all, never know where they will go.
Are you certain that is a martin nest? They are typically flat...green leaves yes, circular is a first for me. Expand please on these finches you described. I asked my neighbor early on in the season once if he's seen any martins on my house, he said just little finches. Turned out to be house sparrows.
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
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bulletsdad
Posts: 8
Joined: Sat May 04, 2024 8:46 am
Location: Florida, Pensacola
Martin Colony History: MSS-12 modified to 6 rooms. Installed May 2024

Thanks C.C.Martins.
My wife said they look like female house finches; but, we will try to get a better look.
Thanks again!
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Thomas Maddox
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Joined: Fri Jun 25, 2021 5:23 pm
Location: Sulphur, Louisiana

Doesn't look like a pm nest to me, but I definitely could be wrong. Definitely Doesn't look like a HOSP nest either. Keep watching, you'll find out!
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bulletsdad
Posts: 8
Joined: Sat May 04, 2024 8:46 am
Location: Florida, Pensacola
Martin Colony History: MSS-12 modified to 6 rooms. Installed May 2024

Thanks!
We’ll keep checking.
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