Ready In Perry County Ohio

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bluetick
Posts: 277
Joined: Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:21 am
Location: New Lexington, Ohio

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I am ready just waiting on Good weather. I have 62 homes ready to go this year. After the picture was taken I also got the decoys out and the tv antenna raised. Hope everyone has a great year. Dave
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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.

What a beautiful site! May all arrive safe, and you have a great season!
~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.
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bluetick
Posts: 277
Joined: Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:21 am
Location: New Lexington, Ohio

MamaBuff I had 0ne pair in the Trendsetter in 2012 and 14 pair in 2013 and now I have put up new housing for all the kids when they come home in 2014. I counted 54 on the wire one day before they left so I am hoping for a great year this year again. Thanks! Dave ( Bluetick )
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chickadee
Posts: 1128
Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:02 pm
Location: ohio

I have 3 racks offering 64 gourds. last year I was 100% filled. I am in the works of trying to get a house and put it up. I to just keep trying to wait for the weather to warm up so I can get ready like you. it looks real nice I am sure your martins will love it and more will want to stay.
2008 1 pair
2009 3 pair
2010 7 pair
2011 20 pair
2012 44 pair 280 eggs 210 fledged
2013 67 pair.
2014 67pair
2015-2022 67 pair
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jedin
Posts: 158
Joined: Fri Mar 23, 2012 3:19 pm
Location: Kentucky/Harrodsburg

I love your set up Dave! Hoping the martins arrive safely for us all.
2011: First house late June, lots of visitors
2012: One pair of SY, 5 fledged
2013: 4 pair, 18 fledged
2014: 4 pair, 20 fledged
2015: 14 pair
2016: 18 pair
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Connie
Posts: 441
Joined: Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:05 pm
Location: WALKER, LOUISIANA
Martin Colony History: Had my site up to 22 gourds of which most (+/-3) stayed occupied.
Downsized to 17 gourds due to back surgeries. Had 14 families in 2017 but did not do nest checks due to health. Feeling better in 2018 and hoping for a good year.

That's a very nice site! Nice place you have too!
Good luck this year.
Connie
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pmlover
Posts: 805
Joined: Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:30 pm
Location: OH/New Concord

goodluck bluetick I will have to get down to see you some day
dick morrow
2015 69 pairs 418 eggs 396 fledged
2019 I have 148 openings now
2016 100 pairs 600 babies fledged added another t-14 and have 126 openings now
2015 Jun 24 360 babies and 58 eggs also found one that had died
2017 632 babies 11died and 20 were killed by hawks
2015 74 pairs and 9 eggs 5/14
2010 3pairss
]JOINED PMCA JUNE 6,2018
2018 651 babies 5 hawk kills 11 floater kills 25 died in houses and 610 fledged

2014 80 pairs 283 babies 282 fledged one died
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MingjoMartins
Posts: 312
Joined: Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:28 pm
Location: Pataskala, OH

Beautiful site Dave! Good luck in 2014!

JohnM
2013 - 37 pair-179 eggs,142 hatched,139 fledged
2012 - 32 pair-163 eggs,141 hatched,134 fledged
2011 - 19 pairs - 78 fledged successfully!
2010 3 pairs - 9 eggs - 8 fledged!
2009 - 1 Sub Adult Male (only) - LOTS visitors
2008 - 58 Visitors by year end
2007 - 13 Visitors by year end
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jr 2
Posts: 749
Joined: Fri Jun 17, 2011 3:20 pm
Location: ohio,proctorville(just across ohio river from huntington,west virginia)

WISH I HAD ROOM FOR A SETUP LIKE THAT AND NEIGHBOR NOT SO CLOSE;;; ;;BEAUTIFUL SETUP;; WISH I WAS MORE IN THE COUNTRY????I AM 5 MINTUETS FROM BANKS ;;STORES AND WALLY WORLD?????JR2
PMCA member; s 2011 2 pair fledged 3; 2012 3 asy pair,4 sy pair,2013 8 asy pair,6 sy pair;2014 19 asy pair,2 sy pair
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bluetick
Posts: 277
Joined: Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:21 am
Location: New Lexington, Ohio

Thanks everyone. I love my birds and I want to have one of the nicest colonies in Perry county. I have faith now that I had 14 pair last year after only 1 pair in 2012 I am on my way. I would love to have 20 to 30 pair this year. I have already bought another gourd rack to put up in the middle of the season for next year if my birds come this year like I am hoping. I had one nest last year that had 5 eggs left that the birds left or got killed. The fourteen other pair all had at least four birds that fledged so I am expecting some of the kids to come home. My S&S has sure been catching the starlings and a few sparrows. I think that was a good add on to my colony. Hope everyone has a good year. Tomorrow night is going down to 10 degree so I hope my birds stay away until about the 1st of April. Dave P.S. Dick you are welcome anytime.
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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.

Looks fantastic! See Mama and other second year hopefuls...another landlord that also started with one pair.

Dave I hope you get your big jump in numbers! I'm anticipating the same thing. I added last year jumping from twelve cavities to thirty-two. Went from six pairs to thirteen. Fledged 47. So...whatever happens I too hope to be in the same 20 to 30 pair range this year! I will be watching you! Good luck!
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
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