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tonyg
- Posts: 1520
- Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:16 pm
- Location: Olpe, KS
- Martin Colony History: 22 year landlord, 14 at current residence..offering 9 racks and a homemade T-8 for 166 total cavities. 160 Pair in 2018 Racks consist of a Deluxe 12, AAA 16, Starburst 16, 2 K-18 Series, Super 24, 2 Gemini, Multi-purpose/two trio’s/4gourds and a T-8..Great hobby to be involved in..
Was wondering if you document your scout arrival for your birds that show up and stay or the birds that show up first to your site but leave. I had two birds show up today but left after checking my site out. So is that a scout arrival I should document on the scouting report for my area in Kansas? Thanks, Tony
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Bill & Kelley Shields
- Posts: 35
- Joined: Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:31 am
- Location: Pleasant Hope, MO
Hey Tony,
I found a definition from the PMCA Scout Arrival Study link that seems to say If it shows up, count it... Congrats on your arrivals
bill
PLEASE NOTE: We are only interested in "scout" dates from active sites (i.e., sites that housed breeding Purple Martins last year), and are only interested in the date of first sighting of adult martins seen perched on martin housing (or seen or heard flying above active martin housing). If the site did not have breeding Purple Martins last year, we do not want your adult (ASY) date, just your subadult male (SY-M) date. Subadult female reports are not collected due to the level of difficulty in accurately identifying them. Thanks!
I found a definition from the PMCA Scout Arrival Study link that seems to say If it shows up, count it... Congrats on your arrivals
bill
PLEASE NOTE: We are only interested in "scout" dates from active sites (i.e., sites that housed breeding Purple Martins last year), and are only interested in the date of first sighting of adult martins seen perched on martin housing (or seen or heard flying above active martin housing). If the site did not have breeding Purple Martins last year, we do not want your adult (ASY) date, just your subadult male (SY-M) date. Subadult female reports are not collected due to the level of difficulty in accurately identifying them. Thanks!
Is this fun or what?!!
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Bill & Kelley Shields
- Posts: 35
- Joined: Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:31 am
- Location: Pleasant Hope, MO
Hey Tony,
I found a definition from the PMCA Scout Arrival Study link that seems to say If it shows up, count it... Congrats on your arrivals
bill
PLEASE NOTE: We are only interested in "scout" dates from active sites (i.e., sites that housed breeding Purple Martins last year), and are only interested in the date of first sighting of adult martins seen perched on martin housing (or seen or heard flying above active martin housing). If the site did not have breeding Purple Martins last year, we do not want your adult (ASY) date, just your subadult male (SY-M) date. Subadult female reports are not collected due to the level of difficulty in accurately identifying them. Thanks!
I found a definition from the PMCA Scout Arrival Study link that seems to say If it shows up, count it... Congrats on your arrivals
bill
PLEASE NOTE: We are only interested in "scout" dates from active sites (i.e., sites that housed breeding Purple Martins last year), and are only interested in the date of first sighting of adult martins seen perched on martin housing (or seen or heard flying above active martin housing). If the site did not have breeding Purple Martins last year, we do not want your adult (ASY) date, just your subadult male (SY-M) date. Subadult female reports are not collected due to the level of difficulty in accurately identifying them. Thanks!
Is this fun or what?!!
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tonyg
- Posts: 1520
- Joined: Fri Feb 27, 2009 4:16 pm
- Location: Olpe, KS
- Martin Colony History: 22 year landlord, 14 at current residence..offering 9 racks and a homemade T-8 for 166 total cavities. 160 Pair in 2018 Racks consist of a Deluxe 12, AAA 16, Starburst 16, 2 K-18 Series, Super 24, 2 Gemini, Multi-purpose/two trio’s/4gourds and a T-8..Great hobby to be involved in..
Thanks Bill, I guess I had my first scout Friday, March 18th. But they didnt stay..