Our live nestcam has ended, but you can relive the whole thing through our timelapse video. Watch the family, lovingly nicknamed the Rockys, raise six Purple Martins from egg to fledge.
Support the PMCA at http://www.purplemartin.org/how-to-help to help our scientific research and help us reach more people in our efforts to save this species.
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/xF-HcznV1ME
Purple Martin Nest Timelapse
Beautifully produced video Joe. Thank you for the sweet tribute to the Rocky family...I'm still wiping my tears!
Best of luck to you and your team as you forge through the winter relentlessly reaching out to help the Purple Martin! I look forward to what the Spring holds for the PMC nest!!!
Best of luck to you and your team as you forge through the winter relentlessly reaching out to help the Purple Martin! I look forward to what the Spring holds for the PMC nest!!!
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Louise Chambers
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- Location: Corpus Christi, TX
I give the Rocky family a standing ovation! I wonder if that last one to fledge was Peewee? That was wonderful, thank you 
We've just endured our first 24 hours with NO martin visits, so we needed this.
We've just endured our first 24 hours with NO martin visits, so we needed this.-
csmibert
- Posts: 7
- Joined: Thu Jul 06, 2017 4:41 pm
- Location: AB, Canada
- Martin Colony History: 2017 1 pair. 5 fledged
2018 2 pair 6 fledged
2019 5 pair 17 fledged
Loved watching this, I had missed seeing them fledge.
BioJoe wrote:Our live nestcam has ended, but you can relive the whole thing through our timelapse video. Watch the family, lovingly nicknamed the Rockys, raise six Purple Martins from egg to fledge.
Support the PMCA at http://www.purplemartin.org/how-to-help to help our scientific research and help us reach more people in our efforts to save this species.
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/xF-HcznV1ME
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cnevett27
- Posts: 49
- Joined: Thu Aug 28, 2014 10:40 am
- Location: Washington, MO
- Martin Colony History: Hosting martins for about 5-6 years, keeping records back to 2014. Using all gourds-horizonal Troyers and Excluders
2018 33 pair, 140 fledged
2017-25 pair, 106 fledged
2016 25 pair, 87 fledged
2015 24 pair, 70 fledged
2014 21 pair, 43 fledged
Thank you again for this beautiful memory of the "Rocky family". I learned so much from experiencing PM lives from the "inside." I'm sharing this with my friends on FB-it really touches hearts. A lovely way to spread PM awareness.
Cindy N.
Cindy N.
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handyman315
- Posts: 300
- Joined: Thu May 12, 2016 11:03 am
- Location: SW Ohio
- Martin Colony History: Colony established May 20, 2017 after three unsuccessful years. Persistent and aggressive Tree Swallows plagued the site, but beyond learning - and practicing - to control them, was the return in 2017 of a 2016-SY-M previously unable to find a mate. As a handsome ASY-M, he brought along two females and a swagger that soon put the Tree Swallow issue to rest. As the anchor pair, he and his mate hatched all six of their eggs into fat and healthy babies into what settled in to be a three-pair, flourishing new colony with up to 11 birds total, including 3 SY-M trouble makers.
Professional quality, personal story. Charming and informative, a service to Purple Martins. Nicely done!
2023-42 Nests, 197 Eggs/Babies
2022-48 Nests Fledged 203
2021-43 Nests Fledged 185
2020-31 Nests Fledged 133, three early deaths due to cold & rain
2019-19 Nests Fledged 84
2018-11 Nests Fledged 48, ASY-M Arrived April 6, Despite Snow & Cold, Joined Soon by Mate & Two Adult Pairs
2017-3 Nests Fledged 13, FIRST-YEAR LANDLORD! Resident SY-M from 2016 Returned (as ASY-M) on May 20. At Least 11 Adult Residents
2016 Late-Arriving SYs, Resident Lone SY-M
2015-14 Many Visits
2022-48 Nests Fledged 203
2021-43 Nests Fledged 185
2020-31 Nests Fledged 133, three early deaths due to cold & rain
2019-19 Nests Fledged 84
2018-11 Nests Fledged 48, ASY-M Arrived April 6, Despite Snow & Cold, Joined Soon by Mate & Two Adult Pairs
2017-3 Nests Fledged 13, FIRST-YEAR LANDLORD! Resident SY-M from 2016 Returned (as ASY-M) on May 20. At Least 11 Adult Residents
2016 Late-Arriving SYs, Resident Lone SY-M
2015-14 Many Visits
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taxidermy lady
- Posts: 2988
- Joined: Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:21 am
- Location: IL/Ellis Grove
- Martin Colony History: Started trying to attract purple martins in 2012! It's finally happened in 2017! 5 years!!! ASY male and SY female came May 1st, fledged 5 babies!
Awe just how sweet! Loved every minute of that! Thanks for sharing their beginning of life!!! I'm so excited for next year! Good luck to everyone! 
Sharon from southern Illinois