Wrapping up this season
Notes from a Purple Martin Colony in Florida
Wrapping up this season
Categories: 2008 Martins, 100 wordsSend feedback • PermalinkWe'll be taking down the gourds for the year soon. Last birds sighted were two flying over the colony on Sunday July 6th. Snake predation last year may have contributed to slightly lower numbers this year and past averages. We still had success and fledged 34 birds with no predation.
Gourd A: 5 fledged
Gourd B: nest only
Gourd C: 5 fledged
Gourd D: 6 eggs, no hatching
Gourd E: 5 fledged
Gourd F: 5 eggs, 2 fledged
Gourd G: no activity
Gourd H: no activity
Gourd I: no activity
Gourd J: 5 eggs, 4 fledged, 1 died
Gourd K: 5 fledged
Gourd L: 3 eggs, 1 fledged
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39 eggs, 27 fledged(Revised on 18 August 2008)
