Byron Center
| Owner: |
Robert W. |
| Location: |
Byron Center, Michigan |
| Email: |
rw76dutch@hotmail.com |
This is the first year of me trying to start a purple martin colony.
I just had one asy male martin check it out at the end of April, but nothing since. I will try the dawnsong recording next spring. |
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| Yearly Colony Data |
| Year |
# Compartments |
Type |
# Active Nests |
# Eggs |
# Hatched |
# Fledged |
| Small |
Large |
| 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2011 |
0 |
14 |
Wooden House |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2010 |
0 |
6 |
SuperGourd |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2009 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2008 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2007 |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2006 |
0 |
0 |
|
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 |
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| Predator (pole) guards used? |
No |
| Owl/crow guards used? |
No |
| Units cleaned out yearly? |
Yes |
| New bedding put in compartments each spring? |
No |
| Starlings and/or sparrows shot or trapped at the colony site? |
Yes |
| The dawnsong or daytime chatter played at the colony site? |
No |
| Purple martin decoys used at the colony site? |
No |
| Nearest body of water: |
10 feet |
| Nearest tree that is taller than the martin housing: |
50 feet |
| The following are provided: |
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| Entry hole types: |
round
crescent
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