2025 First Sighting in Cape Coral Florida

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LauraR
Posts: 59
Joined: Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:53 pm
Location: Cape Coral, Florida
Martin Colony History: 6 Cavities offered
12 Room (converted to 6) Trio Pioneer Nature House
2021- many visitors
2022- many visitors
September 28, 2022 - Hurricane Ian destroyed house
replaced house, converted to 6 rooms with SRE doors
2023- 2 pair
2024- 3 pair
2025- 4 pair
2026-

I just saw some Purple Martins soaring overhead today. Yippee! My bird house is all cleaned and ready. Hoping for a great season ahead. It’s so good to hear them again.
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Martintown33
Posts: 1366
Joined: Tue Jun 01, 2021 6:21 pm
Location: Laplace,La
Martin Colony History: Colony started in 1998. 2 s&k modified houses and gourd rack

Very nice Laura! Congrats! Always a thrill to get that first sighting!
Rob
PMCA member
Laplace, La
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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
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Laura, no kidding! Man miss that sound, hope they occupy your house soon!
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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