When to start playing the dawn song?

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Dohcsvt
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Joined: Mon Mar 27, 2023 1:05 pm
Location: Suffolk, Va

I live in the Va Beach area and according to the Scout project a couple have been spotted just south of me. I have a house that I put up last year, but only had one visitor that I know of. So this year I decided work harder at it, but I got a late start. I just ordered my dawn song cd and 2 decoys, but apparently they won’t be here for a week. From what I have read, I should still be ok. What are your inputs?
deancamp
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Location: Raymore, MO

Yes, you are still okay. Start playing it as soon as you get it from daylight to dark. When the first birds return, other asy birds will continue to trickle in. The first sy birds will start returning 4 to 6 weeks after the first asy birds do. Good Luck!!
Jeff
Dave Reynolds
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2019 - 26 Pair, 97 Fledged
2020 - 30 Pair, 137 Fledged
2021 - 30 Pair, 144 Fledged
2022 - 27 Pair, 125 Fledged
2023 - 31 Pair, 130 Fledged
2024 - 41 Pair, 198 Fledged
2025 - 44 Pair, 168 Fledged

Home Site "Little Hocking, Ohio".
2019 - 1 Pair, 5 Fledged
2020 - 1 Pair, 4 Fledged
2021 - 8 Pair, 36 Fledged
2022 - 13 Pair, 46 Fledged
2023 - 16 Pair, 84 Fledged
2024 - 22 Pair, 104 Fledged
2025 - 28 Pair, 83 Fledged

Keep playing it…. I played it so much that I had it memorized…. Then when the first Martin came by I could tell his chirp over the Dawn Song.. Good Luck this year…. :grin:

Dave
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Phil01
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You’ll be fine. But if you get impatient you can YouTube it to a Bluetooth speaker till it arrives.
Dave, I too had it memorized… And the chatter, Rooster and all… lol
Phil
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Dave Reynolds
Posts: 2442
Joined: Mon Jan 31, 2011 4:35 pm
Location: Little Hocking, Oh.
Martin Colony History: Satellite Site “Oxbow Golf Course”..
2018 - 15 Pair, 36 Fledged
2019 - 26 Pair, 97 Fledged
2020 - 30 Pair, 137 Fledged
2021 - 30 Pair, 144 Fledged
2022 - 27 Pair, 125 Fledged
2023 - 31 Pair, 130 Fledged
2024 - 41 Pair, 198 Fledged
2025 - 44 Pair, 168 Fledged

Home Site "Little Hocking, Ohio".
2019 - 1 Pair, 5 Fledged
2020 - 1 Pair, 4 Fledged
2021 - 8 Pair, 36 Fledged
2022 - 13 Pair, 46 Fledged
2023 - 16 Pair, 84 Fledged
2024 - 22 Pair, 104 Fledged
2025 - 28 Pair, 83 Fledged

Phil01 wrote:
Tue Mar 05, 2024 3:47 pm
You’ll be fine. But if you get impatient you can YouTube it to a Bluetooth speaker till it arrives.
Dave, I too had it memorized… And the chatter, Rooster and all… lol
Phil
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That’s funny Phil,,, I thought I was the only one who heard it so much that we could say we have it memorized ..

Dave
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Little Hocking, Ohio
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