Last year as of today (June 29) date I had:
15 pair. 60 eggs laid - 19 bad= 41 eggs. 38 of those eggs hatched. They started to fledge July 10th.
So far this year:
17 pair. 70 eggs laid -26 bad/pushed out = 44 eggs. Only 6 eggs have hatched so far. One just hatched this morning (25th day). I have 38 eggs in nests. I doubt most of them will hatch. It's getting too late for them to re-lay.
May was too cold & wet. We even had 48 the other night. This could end up being my worst year ever :(.
Toy in PA
Way behind last year/Not good :(
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ToyinPA
- Posts: 2227
- Joined: Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:07 pm
- Location: PA/Avis
- Martin Colony History: The 1972 St. Agnes flood wiped out all the Martins in my area. One day, in 1997-98, 5 or 6 Martins landed on the power wires crossing my back yard. I had no house for them. They kept coming back day after day. We got a martin house a few weeks later & they have been coming back every year since. I average 12-15 pair per year.
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Martinfarmer
- Posts: 153
- Joined: Sun May 07, 2017 6:33 pm
- Location: Guthrie KY 42234
- Martin Colony History: 2015 put up a S-k house, visitors but no takers
2016 homemade Martin condo (40 nesting boxes) several visitors no takers
2017 changed crescent openings to Troyer Conley 2 openings and installed 4 super gourds with Conley2 adapters and 12 vertical Troyers.
Several nests and eggs. Hopefully will exceed one hundred eggs this year.
6-21-17 nest inspection 68 chicks and 26 eggs
6-30-17 inspection 90 chicks and a new nest with 4 eggs.
8-30-17 successfully fledged over 85 martins.
Toy, we're hoping all the rest of your eggs will hatch and fledge, so you will still have a good year
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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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Toy, don't despair, I too hope those eggs hatch and they fly off.
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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Hanover Bill
- Posts: 656
- Joined: Thu May 14, 2009 3:10 pm
- Location: Pennsylvania/Hanover Township
- Martin Colony History: 2009 & 10 - 0
2011 & 12 - Visitors
2013 - 2 pr. fledged 9
2014 - 3 pr. fledged 13
2015 - 7 pr. fledged 27
2016 - 15 pr. fledged 72
Toy;
Sorry to hear things aren't going well over there. Hopefully it will turn around for you, a good landlord like you deserves better.
My site is doing pretty well so far. I have found three babies dead on the ground under my gourd rack, but I guess some losses are unavoidable. Also lost two adult males leading up to the nesting season. I will do a nest check this afternoon and I am hoping I don't find any surprises. My first nest is due to fledge on July 9th., and the last on July 31st., quite a variance. This is the first year I have had to deal with nest checks under those circumstances, should be interesting.
Hanover Bill.
Sorry to hear things aren't going well over there. Hopefully it will turn around for you, a good landlord like you deserves better.
My site is doing pretty well so far. I have found three babies dead on the ground under my gourd rack, but I guess some losses are unavoidable. Also lost two adult males leading up to the nesting season. I will do a nest check this afternoon and I am hoping I don't find any surprises. My first nest is due to fledge on July 9th., and the last on July 31st., quite a variance. This is the first year I have had to deal with nest checks under those circumstances, should be interesting.
Hanover Bill.
2009 & 10 - 0
2011 & 12 - Visitors
2013 - 2 pr. fledged 9
2014 - 3 pr. fledged 13
2015 - 7 pr. fledged 27
2016 - 15 pr. fledged 72
2011 & 12 - Visitors
2013 - 2 pr. fledged 9
2014 - 3 pr. fledged 13
2015 - 7 pr. fledged 27
2016 - 15 pr. fledged 72
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ToyinPA
- Posts: 2227
- Joined: Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:07 pm
- Location: PA/Avis
- Martin Colony History: The 1972 St. Agnes flood wiped out all the Martins in my area. One day, in 1997-98, 5 or 6 Martins landed on the power wires crossing my back yard. I had no house for them. They kept coming back day after day. We got a martin house a few weeks later & they have been coming back every year since. I average 12-15 pair per year.
Thank everyone. I'm hoping some of these eggs hatch. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
The chicks that have hatched are super fat. I haven't seen any blow fly larva or mites yet. I did 2 nest changes for bird lice.
Toy in PA
The chicks that have hatched are super fat. I haven't seen any blow fly larva or mites yet. I did 2 nest changes for bird lice.
Toy in PA
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ToyinPA
- Posts: 2227
- Joined: Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:07 pm
- Location: PA/Avis
- Martin Colony History: The 1972 St. Agnes flood wiped out all the Martins in my area. One day, in 1997-98, 5 or 6 Martins landed on the power wires crossing my back yard. I had no house for them. They kept coming back day after day. We got a martin house a few weeks later & they have been coming back every year since. I average 12-15 pair per year.
Bill:Hanover Bill wrote:Toy;
Sorry to hear things aren't going well over there. Hopefully it will turn around for you, a good landlord like you deserves better.
My site is doing pretty well so far. I have found three babies dead on the ground under my gourd rack, but I guess some losses are unavoidable. Also lost two adult males leading up to the nesting season. I will do a nest check this afternoon and I am hoping I don't find any surprises. My first nest is due to fledge on July 9th., and the last on July 31st., quite a variance. This is the first year I have had to deal with nest checks under those circumstances, should be interesting.
Hanover Bill.
Any idea what happened to the chicks you found on the ground?
One year my colony was under hawk attacks every time they went to the river to feed. I worried how many wouldn't make it back each day. I lost a few males & females that year. One male, that had been injured, made it back to the house, but didn't survive. They sure have a lot to deal with after flying 5000 miles to get here.
Toy in PA
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Dan G
- Posts: 446
- Joined: Thu Jun 12, 2014 7:52 pm
- Location: PA/Bellefonte
- Martin Colony History: Several colonies with in 6 mile radius.
Have had visitor every year 2014-24.
Two large trees removed in fall 2024 and moved T-14 to a more open location.
2025- 1 SY pair. Fledged 2.
2026- no pairs. One daily SYM here daily. Named him Riggs!
Thats got to be very disappointing. Very sorry. Im sure you will get the other fatties raised to fledge though.
Bellefonte PA
2014, 1st year-a few lookers, no nests
2015-23. Visitors each year. But no pairs.
2024- most active year. 2-4 SY male’s hang out most days.
2025, 1 SY pair. 2 eggs, 2 fledged!! Other martins visited daily.
Still eliminating starlings and sparrows.
2014, 1st year-a few lookers, no nests
2015-23. Visitors each year. But no pairs.
2024- most active year. 2-4 SY male’s hang out most days.
2025, 1 SY pair. 2 eggs, 2 fledged!! Other martins visited daily.
Still eliminating starlings and sparrows.
The situation here in So. Central Pennsylvania appears a bit better. I have 20 pairs, 117 eggs laid, 76 hatched. First fledge expected for 7/5. To my surprise, I had a new hatchling yesterday. Must have had a pair, re-nest under my nose a few weeks ago.
Trying since 2006, started hosting in 2012
T14 with 4 THG and 4 modified SG's
Gourd rack with 3 TVG's and 3 modified SG's
T14 with 4 THG and 4 modified SG's
Gourd rack with 3 TVG's and 3 modified SG's
Sorry to hear about your site Toy. Hopefully most of the remaining eggs will hatch and fledge. My site is not doing very well either, our May was cold, then 2 weeks of heat and no rain. It was a strange spring. Fingers crossed for the remaining eggs at your site!