fledging in new concord,oh

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pmlover
Posts: 805
Joined: Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:30 pm
Location: OH/New Concord

Starting to get depressed as about half of my babies have fledged(about 300) but its a beautiful sight at night as they circles around the houses then fight for spots to get in. I don't know have much longer I will have them before they roost. I have about 300 more to fledge.
Dick
2015 69 pairs 418 eggs 396 fledged
2019 I have 148 openings now
2016 100 pairs 600 babies fledged added another t-14 and have 126 openings now
2015 Jun 24 360 babies and 58 eggs also found one that had died
2017 632 babies 11died and 20 were killed by hawks
2015 74 pairs and 9 eggs 5/14
2010 3pairss
]JOINED PMCA JUNE 6,2018
2018 651 babies 5 hawk kills 11 floater kills 25 died in houses and 610 fledged

2014 80 pairs 283 babies 282 fledged one died
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kim w.
Posts: 92
Joined: Mon May 05, 2014 6:43 pm
Location: IN/Goshen

Wow. On 6-25 you had 500 babies and 200 eggs with a 102 pair. Thats almost a 7 egg average. You must be feeding a supplement or something. Whats your secret?
Kim W.
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John Evans
Posts: 323
Joined: Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:56 pm
Location: Cocoa Beach Florida

Us too Dick. The sky was filled with hundreds last night. Have about 6 more gourds to fledge. They are doing their pre migration behavior in the evening. My guess is that within a week most of my resident martins will be gone. Ended up being a great year with a dodgy start.

Take care
John
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sugarcreek
Posts: 252
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2016 10:43 am
Location: Sugarcreek, Ohio
Martin Colony History: 2016 First Yr.

Good for you.....Out before the hot summer heat gets them. Our first ones just started in Sugarcreek Ohio...We are a little late......Lots of crash landings...wow
16 - 14 Cavities 4 Act. Ne 9 fledged, 2.25 Fl. per Act. Ne
17 - 36 Cavities 18 Act. Ne 65 Fledged, 3.61 Fl. per Act. Ne
18 - 54 Cavities 43 Act. Ne 169 Fledged, 3.93 Fl. per Act. Ne
19 - 108 Cavities 67 Act. Ne 209 Fledged, 3.12 Fl. per Act. Ne
20 - 108 Cavities 72 Act. Ne 243 Fledged, 3.38 Fl. per Act. Ne
21 - 112 Cavities 91 Act. Ne 313 Fledged, 3.44 Fl. per Act. Ne
22 - 114 Cavities 101 Act Ne 355 Fledged, 3.51 Fl. per Act. Ne
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pmlover
Posts: 805
Joined: Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:30 pm
Location: OH/New Concord

all of a sudden cooper hawks are coming I sit out there dressed in yellow and it keeps them away but when im not here God only knows what happens
2015 69 pairs 418 eggs 396 fledged
2019 I have 148 openings now
2016 100 pairs 600 babies fledged added another t-14 and have 126 openings now
2015 Jun 24 360 babies and 58 eggs also found one that had died
2017 632 babies 11died and 20 were killed by hawks
2015 74 pairs and 9 eggs 5/14
2010 3pairss
]JOINED PMCA JUNE 6,2018
2018 651 babies 5 hawk kills 11 floater kills 25 died in houses and 610 fledged

2014 80 pairs 283 babies 282 fledged one died
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John Evans
Posts: 323
Joined: Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:56 pm
Location: Cocoa Beach Florida

Dick, I've been waiting and waiting for the Coopers to hit us this year. Been lucky, they have not hit our colony that I am aware of this season. I have my fingers crossed especially in the evening with all of the noise and activity with the fledglings.
We have a nesting pair somewhere nearby but I've tried for 2 years to locate. Too much woodland.
I've used dove decoys for a couple of years on our pasture fencing and has saved many a martin and tree swallow.
I'm aware of their main attack lane and have placed decoys to help distract.
A random 12 gauge shot here and there in the evening and morning might help keep them away. Don't know for sure.

Good luck with the rest of your season.
John
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handyman315
Posts: 300
Joined: Thu May 12, 2016 11:03 am
Location: SW Ohio
Martin Colony History: Colony established May 20, 2017 after three unsuccessful years. Persistent and aggressive Tree Swallows plagued the site, but beyond learning - and practicing - to control them, was the return in 2017 of a 2016-SY-M previously unable to find a mate. As a handsome ASY-M, he brought along two females and a swagger that soon put the Tree Swallow issue to rest. As the anchor pair, he and his mate hatched all six of their eggs into fat and healthy babies into what settled in to be a three-pair, flourishing new colony with up to 11 birds total, including 3 SY-M trouble makers.

Waiting for chicks to do more than sit in the doorway here in this first-year colony just north of Cincinnati in SW Ohio.

First fledge date (for six would-be flyers) projected for tomorrow, and with the Fledge Party Committee flying in each of the last several days from a neighboring colony, can only guess that South American Air Tours is starting to book roost reservations.
2023-42 Nests, 197 Eggs/Babies
2022-48 Nests Fledged 203
2021-43 Nests Fledged 185
2020-31 Nests Fledged 133, three early deaths due to cold & rain
2019-19 Nests Fledged 84
2018-11 Nests Fledged 48, ASY-M Arrived April 6, Despite Snow & Cold, Joined Soon by Mate & Two Adult Pairs
2017-3 Nests Fledged 13, FIRST-YEAR LANDLORD! Resident SY-M from 2016 Returned (as ASY-M) on May 20. At Least 11 Adult Residents
2016 Late-Arriving SYs, Resident Lone SY-M
2015-14 Many Visits
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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

handyman315 wrote:Waiting for chicks to do more than sit in the doorway here in this first-year colony just north of Cincinnati in SW Ohio.

First fledge date (for six would-be flyers) projected for tomorrow, and with the Fledge Party Committee flying in each of the last several days from a neighboring colony, can only guess that South American Air Tours is starting to book roost reservations.
Handyman ---- Just Wondering... Sence you expect them to fledge tomorrow, do you expect that will happen in the early hours, 9,10 or 11 o'clock ? Do they uselly fledge in the morning or in the evening ?

Dave
PMCA Member
Little Hocking, Ohio
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handyman315
Posts: 300
Joined: Thu May 12, 2016 11:03 am
Location: SW Ohio
Martin Colony History: Colony established May 20, 2017 after three unsuccessful years. Persistent and aggressive Tree Swallows plagued the site, but beyond learning - and practicing - to control them, was the return in 2017 of a 2016-SY-M previously unable to find a mate. As a handsome ASY-M, he brought along two females and a swagger that soon put the Tree Swallow issue to rest. As the anchor pair, he and his mate hatched all six of their eggs into fat and healthy babies into what settled in to be a three-pair, flourishing new colony with up to 11 birds total, including 3 SY-M trouble makers.

Dave Reynolds wrote:
handyman315 wrote:Waiting for chicks to do more than sit in the doorway here in this first-year colony just north of Cincinnati in SW Ohio.

First fledge date (for six would-be flyers) projected for tomorrow, and with the Fledge Party Committee flying in each of the last several days from a neighboring colony, can only guess that South American Air Tours is starting to book roost reservations.
Handyman ---- Just Wondering... Sence you expect them to fledge tomorrow, do you expect that will happen in the early hours, 9,10 or 11 o'clock ? Do they uselly fledge in the morning or in the evening ?

Dave
Sorry Dave, I'm a newbie landlord, brand new at this fledging thing; however, the parents and a visiting "Fledge Party" (I think from a neighboring PM colony) have been very active mornings and afternoons, with very little excitement (other than feeding) starting about 6 p.m. In fact, I think the parents are sometimes withholding food (which I read about on the PMCA Forum).
2023-42 Nests, 197 Eggs/Babies
2022-48 Nests Fledged 203
2021-43 Nests Fledged 185
2020-31 Nests Fledged 133, three early deaths due to cold & rain
2019-19 Nests Fledged 84
2018-11 Nests Fledged 48, ASY-M Arrived April 6, Despite Snow & Cold, Joined Soon by Mate & Two Adult Pairs
2017-3 Nests Fledged 13, FIRST-YEAR LANDLORD! Resident SY-M from 2016 Returned (as ASY-M) on May 20. At Least 11 Adult Residents
2016 Late-Arriving SYs, Resident Lone SY-M
2015-14 Many Visits
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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

Handyman --- Thanks for the return message,, Let me know how the fledging works out..

Dave
PMCA Member
Little Hocking, Ohio
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kborder
Posts: 62
Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:02 pm
Location: Ohio/Dresden

Hey Dave, it sounds like you had a great year! Was searching the forum for somebody close to us, we're located between Dresden and Zanesville. We have had more jumpers than ever this year, and attributed it to the heat. We did our usual nest check/changes/head counts on July 2nd. Had less than normal, about 175 babies with 32 eggs left to hatch. Sadly we had to do an emergency check this week due to jumpers and found horrible wet nests (mostly in gourds) and many dead, 4 dead in one gourd looked to be about 20 days old!

I blame it on the weather, but you had to have had the same conditions as us. Have you heard about anyone else having a bad year in our area?
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pmlover
Posts: 805
Joined: Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:30 pm
Location: OH/New Concord

contact me at alexsnicke@hotmail.com we would like to see your place in Dresden we drive there often
Dick
2015 69 pairs 418 eggs 396 fledged
2019 I have 148 openings now
2016 100 pairs 600 babies fledged added another t-14 and have 126 openings now
2015 Jun 24 360 babies and 58 eggs also found one that had died
2017 632 babies 11died and 20 were killed by hawks
2015 74 pairs and 9 eggs 5/14
2010 3pairss
]JOINED PMCA JUNE 6,2018
2018 651 babies 5 hawk kills 11 floater kills 25 died in houses and 610 fledged

2014 80 pairs 283 babies 282 fledged one died
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