This was a very mild winter for North Dakota with very little snow.
We strive to have our 16 gourds hung by April 15.
My colony usually arrives around April 23.
I was concerned that the unseasonable warm weather would bring the martins in earlier than normal.
We hung the gourds out on Monday, April 8
They arrived at 11:26 a.m., Saturday, April 13.
In the past they have arrived as early as April 10; once, and as late as May 10.
This is one of the few years they did not bring a snow storm, or freezing rain, with them.
Our Season 21 can now commence!
Larimore, ND SEASON 21 begins
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Caroline94535-ND
- Posts: 337
- Joined: Wed Nov 12, 2003 10:12 am
- Location: North Dakota/Larimore
- Martin Colony History: Will add later
~ Not all those who wander are lost.
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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
Congrats!!! Glad they arrived in good weather for once. Im sure your mild winters in the Dakota would paralyze Texas.
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23