My season is just about done, just a handful of birds left, my last day is usually closer to August 4th or 5th.
We actually had SO MUCH RAIN this summer that it stressed the colony, so many days or rain they had trouble feeding at times.
I did have a record number of active nests, 68.
Season ending about 10 days earlier than usual.
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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.
Wow Curt that is a great number! How many cavities do you offer? Oh and how different it is to have too much rain.
Deb
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
I personally have never experienced so much rain. I try to never complain about the weather, just accept it. I still feel bad for all the folks that are too dry. We have had many many many days of rain here this year, it's in the top 5 all time, I believe.
Curt Welling