Barnie lovers
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~Ray~Gingerich
- Posts: 2122
- Joined: Mon Jan 05, 2004 10:24 pm
- Location: Delaware/Dover
Took a picture of this cute pair. A few years ago I had a several nests around my place, now it's down to only one nest each year.
~Ray~ Gingerich
1999 1pair, 2006 2 pair, 2008 2 pair,
2009 23 pair, 2010 39 pair, 2011 67 pair,
2012 115 pair, 2013 160 pair,
2014 152 pair, 2015 174 pair, 2016 178 pair
2017 187 pair, 2018 200 pair, 2019 171pair
2020 233 pair
1999 1pair, 2006 2 pair, 2008 2 pair,
2009 23 pair, 2010 39 pair, 2011 67 pair,
2012 115 pair, 2013 160 pair,
2014 152 pair, 2015 174 pair, 2016 178 pair
2017 187 pair, 2018 200 pair, 2019 171pair
2020 233 pair
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AidanRois
- Posts: 182
- Joined: Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:19 am
- Location: Mississippi/Horn Lake
- Martin Colony History: Since 2012
Love them! They toyed with us a bit the past two years but couldn't find an underhang good enough on our house lol. I'm thinking about building one of those ledges for them. Who knows what'll happen. :-)
Tiffeny N. - Horn Lake, MS - PMCA member
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MamaBruff
- Posts: 1466
- Joined: Wed Mar 06, 2013 12:21 pm
- Location: SW Missouri
- Martin Colony History: 2013-2016 Unsuccessful at starting a PM colony. Health problems.
Rehomed all my PM stuff. Good Luck and Best Wishes to All.
Sweet Couple!
~Mary B~
Lifelong PM Admirer and Nature Enthusiast.
Ruthless trapper of S&S year round.
2013-2016 Unsuccessful at starting a PM colony. Health problems.
Rehomed all my PM stuff. Good Luck and Best Wishes to All.
Lifelong PM Admirer and Nature Enthusiast.
Ruthless trapper of S&S year round.
2013-2016 Unsuccessful at starting a PM colony. Health problems.
Rehomed all my PM stuff. Good Luck and Best Wishes to All.
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DebA
- Posts: 1941
- Joined: Tue May 04, 2010 7:43 am
- Location: Pratt County/Kansas
- Martin Colony History: Start 2009 with one pair. Upgraded from S&K houses to two Trendsetter 12's with gourds beneath in 2013. I have experienced job, pet, and parental losses since '13. The Purple Martins lift my spirits and remind me how life continues forward by flying their little selves from Brazil back to my yard. As one forum person once told me, chin up DebA, look at the martins. Danger all around but yet they soar in the sky without a care in the world.
I love em too! Like you our numbers seem a little down the past couple of years. But this year we have three pair zipping all over. I like the male's song. A faster quieter version of the male purple martin ending with kriek kriek kriek.
Excellent photo with great clarity.
Deb
Excellent photo with great clarity.
Deb
PMCA MEMBER
Pratt County, Kansas
2016 34 PAIR
2015 27 PAIR
2014 23 PAIR
2013 13 PAIR
2012 6 PAIR
2011 4 PAIR
2010 2 PAIR
2009 1 PAIR
Pratt County, Kansas
2016 34 PAIR
2015 27 PAIR
2014 23 PAIR
2013 13 PAIR
2012 6 PAIR
2011 4 PAIR
2010 2 PAIR
2009 1 PAIR
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CurtWelling
- Posts: 185
- Joined: Tue Nov 11, 2003 1:26 pm
- Location: Versailles, KY
Might want to put up some of these artificial nest cups in overhang locations
http://www.americanartifacts.com/smma/per/nestord.htm
I have had several up for several years with no takers, though.
There was a very active colony in and around the abandoned house we bought. When we re-did the house in 2003 the barnies fled and unfortunately haven't re-established themselves.
http://www.americanartifacts.com/smma/per/nestord.htm
I have had several up for several years with no takers, though.
There was a very active colony in and around the abandoned house we bought. When we re-did the house in 2003 the barnies fled and unfortunately haven't re-established themselves.
Curt Welling
Great photo Ray!
I wonder of all the Swallows, how many species' males have songs that end with that signature "kriek", like the Martins and Barnies.....
Isn't that amazing!!!!DebA wrote:A faster quieter version of the male purple martin ending with kriek kriek kriek.
I wonder of all the Swallows, how many species' males have songs that end with that signature "kriek", like the Martins and Barnies.....
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AidanRois
- Posts: 182
- Joined: Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:19 am
- Location: Mississippi/Horn Lake
- Martin Colony History: Since 2012
@ Curt... Yeah! That's the one. I'm thinking of putting some up around the porches on our house because they would roost there when first getting back.
Tiffeny N. - Horn Lake, MS - PMCA member
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Leandortree
- Posts: 130
- Joined: Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:10 pm
- Location: Saskatchewan/Grenfell
Very nice Photo, I'm a big fan of the barn swallow, sure wish I could attract a pair or two, to my place! I moved a tree swallow house out into the garden this year, in hopes they would not chase the barn swallows away from the ledge's I put up on my shop for the barnies.
Thanks for sharing this photo of your pair really nice.
Thanks for sharing this photo of your pair really nice.
Saskatchewan "The land of living skies"
Leandortree colony
2012-46 pair 200+ Fledged
Leandortree colony
2012-46 pair 200+ Fledged
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Don~VA
- Posts: 391
- Joined: Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:01 am
- Location: Virginia/King George
- Martin Colony History: Had a colony many years ago which dwindled over a couple of years and then did not return. Kept trying each year for almost 20 years and finally had a small success in 2011 with two pairs nesting. Colony has grown slowly each year with 22 pairs in 2015. In 2016 my gourd rack of 18 gourds filled up so I added 4 more gourds and then put up a small rack of 6 gourds. All of those were claimed within a few days so I believe I have at least 25 pairs this year.
Beautiful photo Ray. I have several flying around the yard every day but not sure where they are nesting. Thanks for sharing.
Don~Northern Neck of Virginia-PMCA Member