The last nestlings fledged about 3 weeks ago but still getting lots of martins in the mornings...none in the evenings. They probably spend the night at the Lewisville roost and show up here around 8am and hang around till noon or a little later. Almost 11am and the rack is still covered with about 20 martins. Anyone else seeing this?
Here's a pic I took about 8:30 this morning.
Dale
Still Plenty of Martins
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Donnie Hurdt MN
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Nice Pic. Enjoy them, soon they will be gone...
PMCA member and Martin fanatic....
2011 A pair of subbies fledged three young but none returned in 2012
2015 One Pair of subbies came and stayed a few nits but got chased away by Bluebirds and Tree swallows.
2017 0ne pair of subbies nested and fledged 4 young
2018 Tree Swallows AGAIN chased away any martins that wanted to nest
2019 Same old story................
2011 A pair of subbies fledged three young but none returned in 2012
2015 One Pair of subbies came and stayed a few nits but got chased away by Bluebirds and Tree swallows.
2017 0ne pair of subbies nested and fledged 4 young
2018 Tree Swallows AGAIN chased away any martins that wanted to nest
2019 Same old story................
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Emil Pampell-Tx
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- Location: Tx, Richmond (SW of Houston)
- Martin Colony History: First started in Gretna, La in 1969 with a small homemade house, have had martins ever since at 2 different homes in Texas
Really a nice photo, Dale. Enjoy them!
PMCA Member, 250 gourds, 6 poles, 2traps
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klcretired
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Great Pic Dale and thanks for sharing, I miss my Babies already, can't hardly wait till next year. I wish everyone a much bigger & Better Martin Year Next year!!!!!!, and as always!!!!!!!!
Pictures Taken with Canon Rebel XT Digital using a Sigma 50-500 Long Lens.
Wishing everyone a Great Martin Year
Happy Martining for 2022 to everyone,
K.C.
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Wishing everyone a Great Martin Year
Happy Martining for 2022 to everyone,
K.C.
[email protected]
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Dale,
I am in Virginia Beach VA, nowhere you but my last babies fledged about the same time as yours, maybe a week earlier. I still have visitors in the morning and at dusk. It seemed the same six or seven kept returning; at night they go in and out of the gourds, in the morning they sit and sing on the house. Last night was the first time I saw no one and they didn't come this morning. I am still hoping for tonight but I'm afraid they are all gone now. We went to the Martin Festival in NC on Saturday, it was very informative and I hope there are more in years to come. I guess until next year we will just have to miss them and wish them well in their journey. Good luck to you fellow Martin lover.
Jayne
I am in Virginia Beach VA, nowhere you but my last babies fledged about the same time as yours, maybe a week earlier. I still have visitors in the morning and at dusk. It seemed the same six or seven kept returning; at night they go in and out of the gourds, in the morning they sit and sing on the house. Last night was the first time I saw no one and they didn't come this morning. I am still hoping for tonight but I'm afraid they are all gone now. We went to the Martin Festival in NC on Saturday, it was very informative and I hope there are more in years to come. I guess until next year we will just have to miss them and wish them well in their journey. Good luck to you fellow Martin lover.
Jayne