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loco for purple
Posts: 187
Joined: Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:06 pm
Location: arlington/texas

I've had a lone female since Feb. 7th , but today when I arrived home I had 5 martins, two males and three females . I had told my daughter I was expecting more martins today . This date is about the average when I get my first Martin every year . I hope everybody has a great year !!
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Dale D
Posts: 329
Joined: Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:11 am
Location: Orlando, Fl
Martin Colony History: Landlord since 2004

Glad to hear you had some more show up. Best of luck for more arrivals today.
Orlando, FL Landlord since 2004
Offer 42 Cavities Total
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Whippy
Posts: 1023
Joined: Thu Jan 19, 2017 11:15 pm
Location: Plano, Texas
Martin Colony History: See Signature

Thank you for posting of your arrivals. I'm in Plano and have not seen any Martins yet. I am hoping they will arrive soon since last year was the first year I had a successful pair. I figured they would be eager to return. They established last year in March so it's getting close to that time.

The two pair from across the alley have not arrived either. Any day now is what I keep saying.

I play the dawn song a lot hoping to attract some passers by.

Thanks again.

Coolwhips
2016 - many visitors
2017 - 1 pair, 3 fledged
2018- 2 pair, 12 fledged
2019 - 4 pair, 21 fledged
2020 - 15 pair, 67 fledged
2021 - 29 pair, 117 fledged
2022 - 35 pair, 130 fledged
2023 - 43 pair, 196 fledged
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Craig Dyer
Posts: 500
Joined: Fri May 13, 2005 2:24 pm
Location: Nevada, TX
Martin Colony History: Area is rural. Offer 28 compartments...metal housing (Lonestar Goliad) & Supergourds all w/crescent entrance holes. Purple martins are abundant here and eager for quality, well maintained, safe housing. Expect near 100% occupancy this season.

Hang in there Coolwhips...they're back! I'm just east of Lake Lavon. This morning the first of my purple martins returned...an adult female. Best of luck to you this season.
Craig Dyer
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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

Craig --- That congrats to you on your new arrivals.. Enjoy, ours are about 30 days away on average that is..

Dave
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Little Hocking, Ohio
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Whippy
Posts: 1023
Joined: Thu Jan 19, 2017 11:15 pm
Location: Plano, Texas
Martin Colony History: See Signature

Craig Dyer wrote:Hang in there Coolwhips...they're back! I'm just east of Lake Lavon. This morning the first of my purple martins returned...an adult female. Best of luck to you this season.

Thats great. I hope you have a great season.

Seems they are slowly burt surely coming in and increasing in numbers each day and week. We may see reports of single returns but we aren't seeing ALL of the Martins that aren't being reported. I would guess that there are more here than we know.

Coolwhips.
2016 - many visitors
2017 - 1 pair, 3 fledged
2018- 2 pair, 12 fledged
2019 - 4 pair, 21 fledged
2020 - 15 pair, 67 fledged
2021 - 29 pair, 117 fledged
2022 - 35 pair, 130 fledged
2023 - 43 pair, 196 fledged
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loco for purple
Posts: 187
Joined: Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:06 pm
Location: arlington/texas

I arrived home and went from 5 to 12 martins . The past two days have really brought the martins in!!!
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klcretired
Posts: 2174
Joined: Tue Nov 18, 2003 3:06 am
Location: Grand Prairie,Tx

Thanks for the Arrival date James , I still have not seen or Heard any Martins here at my Site in Grand Prairie as of yet
Had a Squirrel to give birth inside my S & S repeating Controller , had to lay it down and dismantle to get the Squirrel nest & Babies out
This is a First for me ,had the S & S up since 2008 , It's a Great Trap which helped me control my Starlings & Sparrows and now i never see any here at all.
Last edited by klcretired on Sat Feb 17, 2018 9:03 am, edited 1 time in total.
Pictures Taken with Canon Rebel XT Digital using a Sigma 50-500 Long Lens.

Wishing everyone a Great Martin Year
Happy Martining for 2022 to everyone,

K.C.

klcretired@tx.rr.com
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Spiderman
Posts: 991
Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:19 am
Location: Gladewater, Texas

I live close to Longview, and have 3 Martins, all males.


The 1st one arrived Feb. 14th.
Colony started in 2002

Offering 82 Troyer Horizontal Gourds

2018 - 45 PAIR - FLEDGED 203 MARTINS
2019 - 68 PAIR - FLEDGED 268 MARTINS
2020 - 82 PAIR - FLEDGED 392 MARTINS
2021 - 78 PAIR - FLEDGED 349 MARTINS
2022 - 76 PAIR - FLEDGED 373 MARTINS
2023 - 68 PAIR - FLEDGED 355 MARTINS

*2023 Added 2”X4” wire cages to all three Troyer Gemini Gourd Racks to deal with Great Horned Owl predation on Colony.
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