first bird in ashland city,tn

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frank arendt
Posts: 66
Joined: Tue Nov 11, 2003 7:34 pm
Location: ashland city Tn37015

Can't believe it!!Talk about early....bird flased gourd rack,raced out put up two...out comes maeal worms...yeah! :grin:
Dave Reynolds
Posts: 2442
Joined: Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:35 pm
Location: Little Hocking, Oh.
Martin Colony History: Satellite Site “Oxbow Golf Course”..
2018 - 15 Pair, 36 Fledged
2019 - 26 Pair, 97 Fledged
2020 - 30 Pair, 137 Fledged
2021 - 30 Pair, 144 Fledged
2022 - 27 Pair, 125 Fledged
2023 - 31 Pair, 130 Fledged
2024 - 41 Pair, 198 Fledged
2025 - 44 Pair, 168 Fledged

Home Site "Little Hocking, Ohio".
2019 - 1 Pair, 5 Fledged
2020 - 1 Pair, 4 Fledged
2021 - 8 Pair, 36 Fledged
2022 - 13 Pair, 46 Fledged
2023 - 16 Pair, 84 Fledged
2024 - 22 Pair, 104 Fledged
2025 - 28 Pair, 83 Fledged

Frank -- Wonderful news.. :lol: Keep them warm and fed if you can. Have a great year.

Dave
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Little Hocking, Ohio
Craig Haddox
Posts: 444
Joined: Sun Mar 14, 2004 5:13 pm
Location: Missouri Washington

Frank, congratulation's on year early arrival! March 10th is my earliest arrival,. a female here in Washington Missouri. She was alone until the 22nd of March when a male arrived and she was a very happy martin!
JL Murray

I hope you have a great season.
lucky3
Posts: 38
Joined: Mon Feb 28, 2011 4:04 pm
Location: Tennessee, Crossville

To Frank in Ashland City, TN. Congratulations on those new arrivals; I didn't think there would be any in Tenn. untill a couple of more weeks. I'm in East Tenn., near Crossville. Where is Ashland? Thanks, D.J.
D'Nese
Posts: 450
Joined: Tue Jun 22, 2010 3:09 pm
Location: Unionville, TN

Congrats to TN!!!! We all are waiting on pins and needles for our first sighting.!!!!! How early is this for your colony?
D'Nese in Tennessee


2009-new house up, many visitors no one stayed
2010-3 pairs, 14 eggs, 9 babies 9 fledged
2011 20 pairs, 106 eggs, 79 fledged
2012 37 pair, 120 fledged
2013 37 pair, 173 fledged
Jeff Robinson
Posts: 908
Joined: Mon May 04, 2009 3:32 pm
Location: Rogersville, Missouri
Martin Colony History: 2008 - Current
72 Cavities - 70 Pairs in 2021
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Congrats Frank! :grin:
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frank arendt
Posts: 66
Joined: Tue Nov 11, 2003 7:34 pm
Location: ashland city Tn37015

First off,ashland city is north of Nashville...At least 3 weeks early,I keep looking but don't see him again...frank
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