Lots of egg laying

Welcome to the internet's gathering place for Purple Martin enthusiasts
Post Reply
sle62
Posts: 23
Joined: Wed May 03, 2023 6:09 pm
Location: Palm Beach County

On the last nest check on 4/5, there were 6 eggs, all in the original Lonestar House. Today, ten days later, there are 76 eggs!!!! One condo has 7 eggs.
The majority, 54, are in the original house, and 25 in the other Lonestar House that I put up a year after the first.
It's interesting to observe the nests in the OG house compared to the later one, in that they are more "put together". In two of the condos in the newer house, the eggs are toward the front, which in past years when they are toward the front or randomly laid in the condo, they have often not been viable. We will see.
Susan

Happy Purple Martin Landlord since 2021
PMCA Member
C.C.Martins
Posts: 3187
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:
HOSP: 12 Starlings: 10
Home colony: mix natural, super, Troyer and excluder gourds, enlarged compartment house. All SREH.

Satellite colony: Oso Bay Preserve: 36 PMCA excluder gourds, 4 natural 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:
PMCA member

Good gosh what a big jump!!

Well that is interesting about the eggs nearest the front. We have a lonestar goliad, did a quick peek today to see how things are progressing, one nest (and they have just barely gotten started here) is right up near the front. Hope she moves back!
Glad you posted that, good observation.

76! Yeah thats alot in a few days
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
Post Reply