LATE PURPLE MARTINS
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robertgracie
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- Joined: Mon Jan 15, 2018 3:32 pm
- Location: LA
I KINDA GETTING WORRIED ABOUT OUR FLOCK. THEY HAVEN'T SHOWN UP AS YET. WE LIVE IN ST.HELENA PARISH IN LOUISIANA. THE SCOUTS HAD ARRIVED LONG BEFORE THIS LAST YEAR, IN JANUARY. IT'S ALMOST THE END OF FEBRUARY. I WONDER WHAT HAS HAPPEND TO OUR FLOCK? ANIY ANSWERES WOULD BE MOST APPRECIATED. THANKS
If you had predator issues the year before it can cause them to abandon. Just for example I helped someone with a thriving site who suddenly said the birds were scarce mid season. I put netting on all their poles and caught 8 rat snakes in the next few days. They were clearly being eaten in the night by these snakes.
The martins never returned the following year not a single one. It had around 30 pairs that year before the snakes came. A real shame.
If you haven’t had any predators let’s just hope they are late. They are coming in real heavy right now in FL. Counted over 40 here this evening.
The martins never returned the following year not a single one. It had around 30 pairs that year before the snakes came. A real shame.
If you haven’t had any predators let’s just hope they are late. They are coming in real heavy right now in FL. Counted over 40 here this evening.