Nest check in S.E. Ohio

[TerryG]

My friend Dave Reynolds stopped by this afternoon to help with my nest check. There were 171 eggs and 41 babies. 212 total birdies. Three years ago I had one pair. Truely blessed. Terry

[DebA]

WTH? Sorry that was the first thing I thought! Now to more socially acceptable thoughts...that is great! Amazing jump in numbers!! So how many nests do you have now? Congrats! You must be smiling.
Deb

[pear]

Great numbers and good news for S.E. Ohio.

[bwenger]

Terry,

That's great to hear. What a jump in your colony. Remember how nice it was with one pair, to be able to tell the birds apart. Now it's a little more difficult, what do you think?

Is your original male or female still coming back, or is that hard to tell?

Hope you have another good season.

Bill

[pmlover]

hi terry i know what you mean
i did my first nest check last week and i have 48 eggs but i have around 40 nests so i expect to get around 200 eggs myself. i bet next week ill have 100
i hope this storm coming in doesnt do much damage in ohio good luck and God bless you and your colony

[TerryG]

WTH? is about rite. I have 92 cavities, 2 T-14s with 4 gourds under each one ane 3 gourd racks. If I weren't computer stupid I would love to put some pictures up, oh well. There are so many birds I can't tell if the original birds are still here or not. I am mentoring another neighbor and he has 3 pair this year so he has his colony started. DEAR DAVE I wish you had some purple birds! Good luck Bill and Deb..........well, to all PM lovers, wherever you are. Terry

[chickadee]

terry are you in orient ?are you up the road from w.c.h? I talked to someone on here last year that was close to me. just wondered if it was you? well last year I had a jump in numbers I got double the adult birds I was expecting back last year. and this year I had 14 more adult birds then what I was expecting. I have 70 cavities all are full except for 3. last nest check 218 eggs. but not all was done or started so checking again today. seems to be a good martin year here. but I am having a bad ts year. one pair my five year old broke the eggs. they moved to another box I just put up. with know predator guard. and last night a coon got those eggs. I am heart broken. goes to show you think it wont happen but it can. you cant go one night with out something on a pole. I do not know if they will lay more eggs. they are still here going box to box. bothering ts young that are about to fledge out of the box. well we will see.

[jr 2]

hi terry; cograts on the growth of your colony;;this is my 3rd year;i had 2 pair the first year; 7 pair last year and am now up too 15 pair and a couple extra sy males so far this year; i have room for 38 pair now and am planing on adding enough room for 50 pair next year;hope some of your subbies will come this way next year;i am not that far down the river; jr2

[Dave Reynolds]

Terry -- Thanks for allowing me to help with the nest checks. You know me, I love the birds. (For some one who doesn't have birds, this is the best way to keep your hopes up, visit a good friend with birds.)

Thanks again Terry.

Dave -- in Little Hocking