Am delighted to report out of tn!!!
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frank arendt
- Posts: 66
- Joined: Tue Nov 11, 2003 7:34 pm
- Location: ashland city Tn37015
maybe 100 to 110 babies going south,but not just yet!!frank
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terrapincove
- Posts: 366
- Joined: Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:06 pm
- Location: Maurice River, Southern NJ
- Martin Colony History: Well established 90 cavity colony. Mostly plastic gourds with some custom cedar houses atop pilings out over the river. We live stream the activity on our website https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXKqSW ... Ph2tywu4eg
We are on the Maurice River. The Maurice is brackish and tidal. It meets the Delaware bay about three miles down at East Point, NJ. The area is remote and consists of dense marshland and swamp. Dragonflies abound.
Swallows arrive in mid August and finish nesting mid July. There is a large annual roost in mid August upriver a few miles at Mauricetown.
Thanks for the good news
Good luck Purple Martin Landlords.
Terrapin Cove
Always Live https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXKqSW ... Ph2tywu4eg
Terrapin Cove
Always Live https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXKqSW ... Ph2tywu4eg
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4th Gen Martin Fan
- Posts: 1498
- Joined: Thu Jul 04, 2013 1:19 pm
- Location: TN/Collierville
- Martin Colony History: I have been exposed to purple martin sounds in utero when my mother went out to get my father away from his martin colony.
I played around the martin colony every summer and watched as my father maintained his colony. In the late 50's until the 70's he did not notice European Starlings in south Texas.
When old enough, I helped maintain his colony. My primary task was eliminating English House Sparrows with a 1956 Benjamin 317 .177 air rifle.
When I settled into my own home, I started my first colony with an original Trio Castle and Trio Grandpa. When I moved again, I did not put up any martin houses. Frustration with European Starlings in the Southeast US was overwhelming.
Found PMCA Forum and learned about modern enlarged compartments and SREHs.
Inherited my father's last martin house, a Trio Grandma, modified it to modern specifications and have had good results since then.
Frank,
I looked at your profile and it said 3 breeding pair. I imagine it has been a while since you updated your profile with you raised 100+ babies this year.
I probably should not say this but Ashland City, TN is the beginning of some amazing country. The landscape is beautiful compared to the flat land of Collierville, TN. Well not as flat as the Mississippi Delta.
Obviously you have a great site to have 100+ potential fledglings.
Great job!
Mark.
I looked at your profile and it said 3 breeding pair. I imagine it has been a while since you updated your profile with you raised 100+ babies this year.
I probably should not say this but Ashland City, TN is the beginning of some amazing country. The landscape is beautiful compared to the flat land of Collierville, TN. Well not as flat as the Mississippi Delta.
Obviously you have a great site to have 100+ potential fledglings.
Great job!
Mark.
Mark.
Firm believer in HOSP/EUST Control, Enlarged Compartments, SREHs, Pole Predator Guards, Owl/Hawk Guards, Mite/Parasite Control, Housing Insulation, and Vents for Compartment Cooling.
PMCA Member.
Firm believer in HOSP/EUST Control, Enlarged Compartments, SREHs, Pole Predator Guards, Owl/Hawk Guards, Mite/Parasite Control, Housing Insulation, and Vents for Compartment Cooling.
PMCA Member.