Ohhhh, I see two arrivals in FL. You won't be far behind, TomC.C.Martins wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:26 pmTor,
Those look awesome!!! The aluminum tube is a wonderful idea, 100% water tight.
Me too, love these projects!
Happy 2025!
Off season project
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tor
- Posts: 279
- Joined: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:35 pm
- Location: Marlboro County, SC
- Martin Colony History: 2025 Capacity: 96
72 Hor / Vert Troyers on 3 X Super-24's.
24 Hor Troyers on Gemini-24.
2026: We'll see.
2025: 92 pair - Fledge: 405
2024: 72 pair - Fledge: 356
2023: 72 pair - Fledge: 342
2022: 72 pair - Fledge: 322
2021: 71 pair - Fledge: 325
2020: 72 pair - Fledge: 336
2019: 70 pair - Fledge: 320
2018: 60 pair - Fledge: 297
2017: 36 pair - Fledge: 189
2016: 16 pair - Fledge: 79
2015: 4 pair - Fledge: 21
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C.C.Martins
- Posts: 3368
- Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2017 11:15 am
- Location: Corpus Christi Tx
- Martin Colony History: 2016- Visitors.
2017- 5 pair. 15 fledged
2018- 18 pair. 85 fledged
2019- 17 pair. 81 fledged
2020- 25 pair. 111 fledged
2021- 28 pair. 118 fledged
2022- 33 pair. 151 fledged
2023- 33 pair. 165 fledged
2024- 40 pair. 185 fledged
2025- 40 pair. 181 fledged
HOSP:
Home colony: mix natural, super, Troyer and excluder gourds, enlarged compartment house. All SREH.
Satellite colony: Oso Bay Preserve: 49 PMCA excluder gourds; 16 room Lonestar Goliad with Modified Excluder entrances.
2019: Visitors
2020: 3 pair, 11 fledged
2021: 10 pair, 30 fledged
2022: 11 pair, 35 fledged
2023: 18 pair, 101 fledged
2024: 39 pair, 181 fledged
2025: 51 pair, 216 fledged
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Two??!!! Holy smokes! I'm not ready!!!! Loltor wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:36 pmOhhhh, I see two arrivals in FL. You won't be far behind, TomC.C.Martins wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2024 1:26 pmTor,
Those look awesome!!! The aluminum tube is a wonderful idea, 100% water tight.
Me too, love these projects!
Happy 2025!
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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Phil01
- Posts: 346
- Joined: Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:42 pm
- Location: Fernandina Beach FL
- Martin Colony History: 52 Cavities offered.
24 unit gourd rack with Troyer Horizontal and Vertical Gourds. K-18 gourd rack all Troyer Horizontal Gourds. Sunset Inn aluminum house with 4 Troyer Horizontal Gourds.
2020- 1 pair, 4 eggs, fledged 3
2021- 3 pair, 15 eggs, fledged 8
2022- 5 pair, 26 eggs, fledged 21
2023- 10 pair, 53 eggs, fledged 27
2024- 26 pair, 125 eggs, fledged 83
2025- 32 pair, 182 eggs, fledged 134
2026- Added a Troyer K-18 all Troyer Horizontal.
PMCA Member
Nice looking house Tom, great work as always, I like those entrances. Were you holding your breath while cutting? lol I hope it fills up for you this year sir!
I just finished putting 28 “Leak Stoppers” on the gourds. Had a couple nests a little wet for the first time last year, hopefully this will eliminate it for this season.
Yep, first Martins of the season reported in Central Florida…. They are on their way gentleman. Saw my first one Feb 5th last year, gonna put everything up middle of January.
Phil
I just finished putting 28 “Leak Stoppers” on the gourds. Had a couple nests a little wet for the first time last year, hopefully this will eliminate it for this season.
Yep, first Martins of the season reported in Central Florida…. They are on their way gentleman. Saw my first one Feb 5th last year, gonna put everything up middle of January.
Phil
PMCA member
Fernandina Beach, FL
Fernandina Beach, FL
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C.C.Martins
- Posts: 3368
- Joined: Fri Apr 14, 2017 11:15 am
- Location: Corpus Christi Tx
- Martin Colony History: 2016- Visitors.
2017- 5 pair. 15 fledged
2018- 18 pair. 85 fledged
2019- 17 pair. 81 fledged
2020- 25 pair. 111 fledged
2021- 28 pair. 118 fledged
2022- 33 pair. 151 fledged
2023- 33 pair. 165 fledged
2024- 40 pair. 185 fledged
2025- 40 pair. 181 fledged
HOSP:
Home colony: mix natural, super, Troyer and excluder gourds, enlarged compartment house. All SREH.
Satellite colony: Oso Bay Preserve: 49 PMCA excluder gourds; 16 room Lonestar Goliad with Modified Excluder entrances.
2019: Visitors
2020: 3 pair, 11 fledged
2021: 10 pair, 30 fledged
2022: 11 pair, 35 fledged
2023: 18 pair, 101 fledged
2024: 39 pair, 181 fledged
2025: 51 pair, 216 fledged
PMCA member
Phil,
Shoot they should be right over your head about now! Soon sir, very very soon for you.
Yes, I had one cut to make and it had best have been right...I think I stuck my tongue out and made faces...at least that's what my wife said. So yep. I hope so too, be interesting to see how they react when they don't see the trio...ill have a front row seat...I work out there now.
Thats a good addition, know Mr Barrow uses them. Water just gets everywhere.
Here's to a bang up 2025 season!
Tom
Shoot they should be right over your head about now! Soon sir, very very soon for you.
Yes, I had one cut to make and it had best have been right...I think I stuck my tongue out and made faces...at least that's what my wife said. So yep. I hope so too, be interesting to see how they react when they don't see the trio...ill have a front row seat...I work out there now.
Thats a good addition, know Mr Barrow uses them. Water just gets everywhere.
Here's to a bang up 2025 season!
Tom
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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Phil01
- Posts: 346
- Joined: Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:42 pm
- Location: Fernandina Beach FL
- Martin Colony History: 52 Cavities offered.
24 unit gourd rack with Troyer Horizontal and Vertical Gourds. K-18 gourd rack all Troyer Horizontal Gourds. Sunset Inn aluminum house with 4 Troyer Horizontal Gourds.
2020- 1 pair, 4 eggs, fledged 3
2021- 3 pair, 15 eggs, fledged 8
2022- 5 pair, 26 eggs, fledged 21
2023- 10 pair, 53 eggs, fledged 27
2024- 26 pair, 125 eggs, fledged 83
2025- 32 pair, 182 eggs, fledged 134
2026- Added a Troyer K-18 all Troyer Horizontal.
PMCA Member
Tom,
I know right, don’t think I haven’t been looking to the sky already even though it’s way early for me. Time for my semi-annual “Martin neck”.
Lmao! I know exactly what you’re talking about, I cringe whenever I have to make a cut or hole that will be irreversible if I screw up… I had to drill out the Troyer hanging holes to 1/2” so they fit…. I did some practice runs on my old gourds so I didn’t destroy the good gourds, and I’m glad I did… lol Note to self, don’t hit the hole at speed with the drill, it chews up the hole like Swiss cheese if you’re off a little..
Go slow with the trigger..
Yes, it will be very exciting to watch their behavior and reaction when they see your new housing! Putting up additional housing or replacing is really cool to watch. When you see that first bird go through the entrance it’s like YES!! I put up that sunset inn for the first time last year and my eyes were glued to it waiting for birds to take to it… Wasn’t sure how they would feel about the crescent entrances.. Sure enough had SY pairs in 3 out of 6 in the house and ASY pairs in all 4 gourds beneath. Was so cool to watch..
Let us know how they react to that pretty new house. Should be a great story and fun observation.
Have a great 2025 season sir!
Phil
I know right, don’t think I haven’t been looking to the sky already even though it’s way early for me. Time for my semi-annual “Martin neck”.
Lmao! I know exactly what you’re talking about, I cringe whenever I have to make a cut or hole that will be irreversible if I screw up… I had to drill out the Troyer hanging holes to 1/2” so they fit…. I did some practice runs on my old gourds so I didn’t destroy the good gourds, and I’m glad I did… lol Note to self, don’t hit the hole at speed with the drill, it chews up the hole like Swiss cheese if you’re off a little..
Go slow with the trigger.. Yes, it will be very exciting to watch their behavior and reaction when they see your new housing! Putting up additional housing or replacing is really cool to watch. When you see that first bird go through the entrance it’s like YES!! I put up that sunset inn for the first time last year and my eyes were glued to it waiting for birds to take to it… Wasn’t sure how they would feel about the crescent entrances.. Sure enough had SY pairs in 3 out of 6 in the house and ASY pairs in all 4 gourds beneath. Was so cool to watch..
Let us know how they react to that pretty new house. Should be a great story and fun observation.
Have a great 2025 season sir!
Phil
PMCA member
Fernandina Beach, FL
Fernandina Beach, FL