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SMJohnson
Posts: 150
Joined: Wed Feb 19, 2014 11:06 am
Location: IA/Ottumwa

Year number 10 has proven to be a huge
success. Nest check completed on June 30th
showed 144 nesting pair. A 35 pair increase
from 2020. With no apparent losses due to
predation.
2012-13 pair..........2019-102 pair
2013-52 pair..........2020-109 pair
2014-65 pair..........2021-144 pair
2015-85 pair..........2022-156 pair
2016-80 pair..........2023-174 pair
2017-93 pair..........2024- 193 pair
2018- 87 pair..........2025- ? pair

2021 Offering 180 Nesting Cavities
64 Troyer Horizontal Gourds
64 Troyer Vertical Gourds
2 T14'S - 28 Compartments
3 SMJ8'S - 24 Compartments
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

SMJohnson wrote:
Tue Jul 06, 2021 12:58 pm
Year number 10 has proven to be a huge
success. Nest check completed on June 30th
showed 144 nesting pair. A 35 pair increase
from 2020. With no apparent losses due to
predation.
So you are why it took me 3 years to get my first pair!?!? 😉 You have all the Martins!!

If you don't mind me asking, whereabouts in SE Iowa?
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.
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