Michigan Purple Martins

Dale Dowen
 
Owner: Dale Dowen 
Location: Corunna, Mi. 
Has had visitors every year since 2006. 36 small compartments and two gourds. 
No photo available
Yearly Colony Data
Year # Compartments Type # Active Nests # Eggs # Hatched # Fledged
Small Large
2013                     
2012                     
2011                     
2010                     
2009  36   2   Metal House   0   0   0   0 
2008  36   2   Metal House   0   0   0   0 
2007  36   2   Metal House   0   0   0   0 
2006  36   2   Metal House   0   0   0   0 
2005  0   0      0   0   0   0 
2004  0   0      0   0   0   0 
2003  0   0      0   0   0   0 
2002  0   0      0   0   0   0 
2001  0   0      0   0   0   0 
2000  0   0      0   0   0   0 
Predator (pole) guards used? No
Owl/crow guards used? No
Units cleaned out yearly? Yes
New bedding put in compartments each spring? Yes
Starlings and/or sparrows shot or trapped at the colony site? Yes
The dawnsong or daytime chatter played at the colony site? Yes
Purple martin decoys used at the colony site? Yes
Nearest body of water: 200 yards 
Nearest tree that is taller than the martin housing: 70 feet 
The following are provided:  
Entry hole types: round 

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