Hello from NE Texas
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M.Stephens
- Posts: 1130
- Joined: Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:14 pm
- Location: Texas/Texarkana
Been a looong time since I’ve been here! Thought I would make a come back. Hello everyone! This is the place I learned a lot back in the day!
Malcolm
2015 (110 nesting pair)
2014 (92 nesting pair)
2013 (75 nesting pair)
2012 (35 nesting pair)
2011 (20 pair)
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PMCA Member
2015 (110 nesting pair)
2014 (92 nesting pair)
2013 (75 nesting pair)
2012 (35 nesting pair)
2011 (20 pair)
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PMCA Member
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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
Welcome back fellow Texan, looks like you have had quite a few successes! Hope 2020 is as good,
Tom
Tom
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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Whippy
- Posts: 1023
- Joined: Thu Jan 19, 2017 11:15 pm
- Location: Plano, Texas
- Martin Colony History: See Signature
Welcome back, Malcolm.
Is that scout still hanging out that you reported on 2/7?
I'm in Plano and have not seen a Martin any where yet. I can see they are all around me on the scout report but I haven't seen one on any of the neighboring houses or at mine. I usually expect them in March so maybe a week or so and I'll start seeing them.
Have a good season.
Coolwhips.
Is that scout still hanging out that you reported on 2/7?
I'm in Plano and have not seen a Martin any where yet. I can see they are all around me on the scout report but I haven't seen one on any of the neighboring houses or at mine. I usually expect them in March so maybe a week or so and I'll start seeing them.
Have a good season.
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
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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M.Stephens
- Posts: 1130
- Joined: Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:14 pm
- Location: Texas/Texarkana
Tom, Yes everything is GREAT! Glad to see you!
Whippy I have around 30 martins here at my colony site in Texarkana. I’m about 100 miles north of Steve K.
T bird they should be in your area. How long have you had your colony?
Whippy I have around 30 martins here at my colony site in Texarkana. I’m about 100 miles north of Steve K.
T bird they should be in your area. How long have you had your colony?
Malcolm
2015 (110 nesting pair)
2014 (92 nesting pair)
2013 (75 nesting pair)
2012 (35 nesting pair)
2011 (20 pair)
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PMCA Member
2015 (110 nesting pair)
2014 (92 nesting pair)
2013 (75 nesting pair)
2012 (35 nesting pair)
2011 (20 pair)
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PMCA Member
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Whippy
- Posts: 1023
- Joined: Thu Jan 19, 2017 11:15 pm
- Location: Plano, Texas
- Martin Colony History: See Signature
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I did hear that the larger the colony gets the earlier the Martins tend to arrive. If true, it makes sense you have 30 now from last years 115 pairs. I had 4 pair last year in my gourds and 2 pair across the alley whose Trio Wade has been moved to my yard. So I think March is my arrival date as usual. Maybe I'll fill my 24 cavities in the next few years or so.
Coolwhips
I did hear that the larger the colony gets the earlier the Martins tend to arrive. If true, it makes sense you have 30 now from last years 115 pairs. I had 4 pair last year in my gourds and 2 pair across the alley whose Trio Wade has been moved to my yard. So I think March is my arrival date as usual. Maybe I'll fill my 24 cavities in the next few years or so.
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
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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Fireflyfisherman
- Posts: 95
- Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2015 5:26 pm
- Location: TX/Mckinney
- Martin Colony History: 2021 New Site - Fingers Crossed
2020 - 30 pair (122 Fledged)
2019 - 30 pair (120 Fledged)
2018 - 14 pair (52 Fledged)
2017 - 6 pair (20 Fledged)
2016 - 1 Pair (5 Fledged)
2015 - 1 Pair (3 Fledged)
Whippy,
I haven’t seen any either yet. They will be here right after this cold front and the wind blows from the south again.
I haven’t seen any either yet. They will be here right after this cold front and the wind blows from the south again.
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Fireflyfisherman
- Posts: 95
- Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2015 5:26 pm
- Location: TX/Mckinney
- Martin Colony History: 2021 New Site - Fingers Crossed
2020 - 30 pair (122 Fledged)
2019 - 30 pair (120 Fledged)
2018 - 14 pair (52 Fledged)
2017 - 6 pair (20 Fledged)
2016 - 1 Pair (5 Fledged)
2015 - 1 Pair (3 Fledged)
3 showed up after I Posted that.
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Whippy
- Posts: 1023
- Joined: Thu Jan 19, 2017 11:15 pm
- Location: Plano, Texas
- Martin Colony History: See Signature
Funny. I've been posting about birds showing up "after this happens after that happens" etc and... Nada. Zippo. You post one time about the weather and, boom! You got birds. What the hell? I'm happy for you. I must be doing something wrong. Maybe too aggressive on the key board. Who knows.
Hope you have a good season.
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
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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MattMartin2020
- Posts: 1
- Joined: Tue Feb 25, 2020 10:11 pm
- Location: Texas
We have moved into a new home about 13 miles from ole one ..but still go back and forth occasionally to clean up and feed feral cats and place water out ..ole house today I immediately heard the beautiful song of Purple Martin back yard behind us and knew we were behind to get up gourds and clean out homes
So we went to local shop and purchased 2 16 room homes S&K models and put them together and went to local Lowe’s and purchased 1’ 15ft conduit poles and have them up at new home today...hope we get some colony start up here..
Luv,luv when they get singing “south texas”
So we went to local shop and purchased 2 16 room homes S&K models and put them together and went to local Lowe’s and purchased 1’ 15ft conduit poles and have them up at new home today...hope we get some colony start up here..Luv,luv when they get singing “south texas”