Late season attracting after move
A mid August move out further in the country. Rather tough to pack up after establishing a small colony at the old house but rather promising to see numerous Martins at the new site. Many MANY birds visiting my 2 racks I placed in the yard. I am playing the dawnsong and daytime chatter. Knowing these are mostly fledglings from this yr hoping these birds remember my site. Seems they fly around the racks and test out the area for clear flightways and obstacles {all is extremely well here} and some entering the gourds. Almost like they are staking out the place Looks promising for next spring. Keeping our fingers crossed and our eyes to the skies until all things go quiet and they have migrated.
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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
Habsboy... Sounds like you will be fine.... If they have found the new rack already ,,,, then they will be back in the Spring for sure... 
Good Luck in 2025..
Dave..
Good Luck in 2025..Dave..
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Little Hocking, Ohio
Little Hocking, Ohio
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C.C.Martins
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- 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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Wow no kidding, move and martins checking it out already! Really does sound promising, hope some of those young are subbies who will return. Fingers crossed 2025!
A good house sparrow is a dead house sparrow.
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
HOSP: 17. Starlings: 23
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flyin-lowe
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- Location: Indiana/Henry Co.
How far did you move, and did you leave any housing at the old location? I moved 10 miles away back in 2012 and the new owners who bought my place did not want to leave any housing up. At the time I had about 30 pair and I hoped the displaced martins would find my new location. I did set the housing up in the same orientation at me new place hoping this might help. At first I thought it worked as I had about 8 ASY martins show up and stay for about 4 days then they took off and I didn't see them again. I ended up building up a new colony thought but it took a few years to get established. If there is not a lot of housing up in your neck of the woods the odds the displaced martins will find your housing.
I went back by my old place several times the spring after I moved and as the martins would arrive they circled the yard for several day and would eventually take off. It was sad to see but I also assumed they were helping other landlord's in the area either build their numbers or start a new colony.
I went back by my old place several times the spring after I moved and as the martins would arrive they circled the yard for several day and would eventually take off. It was sad to see but I also assumed they were helping other landlord's in the area either build their numbers or start a new colony.
2026 HOSP 27
2025 62 pair HOSP 20
2024 60 pair, HOSP 44
2023 60+ pair, HOSP 8
2022 60 nests with 262 eggs, HOSP 14
2021 62 pair, HOSP 9
2020 42 nest, HOSP 8
2019- 31 pair
2018- 15 pair 49 fledged
2017 3 SY pair, 12 eggs , fledged 10. 4 additional lone SY's
2016 1 pair fledged 4
2015 Visitors
2014 Visitors
2013 Moved 6 miles, 1 pair fledged 2.
2012 30 pair fledged 100.
2011 12 pair 43 fledged.
2010 5 pair 14 fledged.
2025 62 pair HOSP 20
2024 60 pair, HOSP 44
2023 60+ pair, HOSP 8
2022 60 nests with 262 eggs, HOSP 14
2021 62 pair, HOSP 9
2020 42 nest, HOSP 8
2019- 31 pair
2018- 15 pair 49 fledged
2017 3 SY pair, 12 eggs , fledged 10. 4 additional lone SY's
2016 1 pair fledged 4
2015 Visitors
2014 Visitors
2013 Moved 6 miles, 1 pair fledged 2.
2012 30 pair fledged 100.
2011 12 pair 43 fledged.
2010 5 pair 14 fledged.
We moved about 30 kms away in the middle of the county (Essex). Not too many birds in the areas at my old site. neighborhood is getting built up and busy. I had 5 pair but new owners not into it. No worries about the small colony they can find new places surely. As for the new place (Gesto Ontario) seems like many birds around. first week here I rushed to get the poles and gourds up and now seeing masses of birds flying thru even to this day Sept 5'. Excited to see how things go come springtime.