Hi everyone,
47Th one I've done with these birds. This year I lost one and had six pair. I've got a 12-room house but only use 8 to keep some of the traffic down.
The one I lost came out about a week too early and I did not attempt to put it back. They no longer spend the night but cone back every day with a
lot of their friends for some short visits. Soon, around mid-July. they will gather under the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, for a spell, to
fatten up before leaving for home. Gone'na miss'em.
Another Season Over
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Conrad Baker
- Posts: 762
- Joined: Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:43 pm
- Location: Paulina, Louisiana
I noticed a lack of activity here too. I was going to post that I think the season is just about over, but then I seem to think that it's too early for it to be done. I guess it really is getting close to the end, especially since you posted this.
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mjfog
- Posts: 449
- 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.
2024 - 3 racks of 24 gourds. 330 eggs, 283 hatched, 250 fledged.
2025 - 3 racks of 24 gourds. 347 eggs, 281 hatched, 266 fledged.
To you Louisiana Martiners,
Know your pain. I'm over here in south Florida and still have 10 youngsters in gourds. Probably all will be gone on next week's nest check and my season will likely be over. Always a bummer to miss all the noise from the colony in the mornings and afternoons.
But all that is offset with the anticipation of waiting for and witnessing your first arrivals in January!
Mike (native New Orleans) but here in Palm City for quite a while. Take care.
Know your pain. I'm over here in south Florida and still have 10 youngsters in gourds. Probably all will be gone on next week's nest check and my season will likely be over. Always a bummer to miss all the noise from the colony in the mornings and afternoons.
But all that is offset with the anticipation of waiting for and witnessing your first arrivals in January!
Mike (native New Orleans) but here in Palm City for quite a while. Take care.