Well, I've got a 2fold post...
My first pair of martins are about to fledge their brood!!! Woooooo!!! So whoopie!!!
But here's a question.... How late will one see new pairs of martins come to a new site? My first pair are sub adults but today I've noticed a male and female checking out gourds and houses and he is a straight up full on purple adult! HAWT dang! They're looking super interested and I may have seen some grass or straw in the males mouth this afternoon as he flew to one of the gourds.
I'm in north Alabama.
Thanx all!
Late nesting...
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Robert Anderson
- Posts: 32
- Joined: Thu Nov 08, 2018 9:22 am
- Location: Mt. Pleasant, IA
- Martin Colony History: 2018: 0 pair
2019: 0 pair
2020: 0 pair: 1 ASY male visitor
2021: 3 pair: 13 eggs
Piggy backing on this topic, I have a Martin nest that is complete, including leaves, but no eggs. I still see them martins go in and out of it daily, but as of last nest check 2 days ago, no eggs. When does it get to be too late to expect eggs?
2018: 0 pair
2019: 0 pair
2020: 0 pair: 1 ASY male visitor
2021: 3 pair: 13 eggs
16 S&K Bo 9 double stacked gourds; 8 PMCA Excluder Gourds; 2 Trio metal houses converted from 12 units down to 6.
2019: 0 pair
2020: 0 pair: 1 ASY male visitor
2021: 3 pair: 13 eggs
16 S&K Bo 9 double stacked gourds; 8 PMCA Excluder Gourds; 2 Trio metal houses converted from 12 units down to 6.