storm finally got me
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frank arendt
- Posts: 66
- Joined: Tue Nov 11, 2003 7:34 pm
- Location: ashland city Tn37015
awoke to rack down,tin houses torn apart..put back as best I could...Question,with nests destroyed with eggs,any chance of renesting this year...sigh
Martins have a biological push to reproduce. It's still the month of May. Maybe they will re-nest. Hope that we hear from some of your fellow Tennessee Volunteers.
Fledged over 3,000 martins in beautiful southern Indiana since 1996.
Started 2 colonies and mentored 3 colonies with total fledged >4,000 martins into the world.
Started 2 colonies and mentored 3 colonies with total fledged >4,000 martins into the world.
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Emil Pampell-Tx
- Posts: 6743
- Joined: Tue Nov 11, 2003 1:26 pm
- 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
There definitely is a chance they some will renest, but for sure, all of them will not. Some will probably leave and go to the roost. The older the eggs, the less chance that they will renest. But the ones that nested late, most of them will probably renest.
We usually have one or two that renest, then they stay here until the babies fledge. However, on the late nests, only the female will usually spend the night, and sometimes she will leave before dark. A large number, about 20 or 30 will come back in the morning and cheer on the pairs that are still here. In the mornings, the female will resume feeding. I am surprised that even though its hotter, they do quite well on the late nests if bugs are plentiful. If bugs are scarce, they may abandon the late nests.
We usually have one or two that renest, then they stay here until the babies fledge. However, on the late nests, only the female will usually spend the night, and sometimes she will leave before dark. A large number, about 20 or 30 will come back in the morning and cheer on the pairs that are still here. In the mornings, the female will resume feeding. I am surprised that even though its hotter, they do quite well on the late nests if bugs are plentiful. If bugs are scarce, they may abandon the late nests.
PMCA Member, 250 gourds, 6 poles, 2traps
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flyin-lowe
- Posts: 3789
- Joined: Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:49 am
- Location: Indiana/Henry Co.
Look at Steve Kroenkes post and last update. He has a huge colony that was destroyed this year by the weather and is going to have a very successful year this year. His PM's started renesting almost immediately.
2026 HOSP 27
2025 62 pair HOSP 20
2024 60 pair, HOSP 44
2023 60+ pair, HOSP 8
2022 60 nests with 262 eggs, HOSP 14
2021 62 pair, HOSP 9
2020 42 nest, HOSP 8
2019- 31 pair
2018- 15 pair 49 fledged
2017 3 SY pair, 12 eggs , fledged 10. 4 additional lone SY's
2016 1 pair fledged 4
2015 Visitors
2014 Visitors
2013 Moved 6 miles, 1 pair fledged 2.
2012 30 pair fledged 100.
2011 12 pair 43 fledged.
2010 5 pair 14 fledged.
2025 62 pair HOSP 20
2024 60 pair, HOSP 44
2023 60+ pair, HOSP 8
2022 60 nests with 262 eggs, HOSP 14
2021 62 pair, HOSP 9
2020 42 nest, HOSP 8
2019- 31 pair
2018- 15 pair 49 fledged
2017 3 SY pair, 12 eggs , fledged 10. 4 additional lone SY's
2016 1 pair fledged 4
2015 Visitors
2014 Visitors
2013 Moved 6 miles, 1 pair fledged 2.
2012 30 pair fledged 100.
2011 12 pair 43 fledged.
2010 5 pair 14 fledged.
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Tim Stover
- Posts: 505
- Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:04 pm
- Location: Tennesse/Madisonville
i lost a female to weather moved the only surviving baby to another nest asy male attracted another mate first egg this morning he is back in courting business looks to be doing well
2009 2pair 2010 24pair 2011 106 pair
2012 124 pair
2013 145
2014 170 pair
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2012 124 pair
2013 145
2014 170 pair
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