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White crowned sparrow enjoying the evening#birds#sparrows #chirpynest Chimney Swift entertaining their nest site. #chirpynest #chimneyswift #birds#purplemartins #cavitynesters While the females are busy incubating eggs , their mates are hanging out making sure everything is ok on the home front.  By this time next week many will bringing in food to feed the young martins that are due to start hatching on June 12.#purplemar Mount cumulus, Saturday evening #purplemartins #martins #chirpynest #birds #sunset A foggy Saturday morning #martins #purplemartins #chirpynest #birds I always love a rainbow to frame a shot of my purple Martins. This one never fully developed but that’s ok. #rainbow#chirpynest #purplemartinhouse #purplemartins #purplemartin Making him/herself right at home today. Tending the marigold seedlings #toad#marigolds #chirpynest Purple Martins line there nests with fresh leaves in preparation to laying eggs. This adult male is picking leaves from a winter king Hawthorne tree #purplemartins#martins#chirpynest#birds#birdsofinstagram A group shot of purple Martins this morning #purplemartinhouse #martins#chirpynest#swallows#martinhouse #birdsofinstagram #birds Beautiful Friday evening watching the martins coming in for the night. #purplemartins #chirpynest #birds An adult female purple Martin photobomb as this adult male poses for this shot #purplemartins #martins#chirpynest#birds Enjoying the spring weather. #purple martin#chirpynest# The breeze ruffling the feathers of this adult male purple martin. #martins #chirpynest #purplemartin#birding In for a landing #purplemartin#femalepurplemartin#chirpynest #purplemartin#ChirpyNest #birds#martins Dancing on air #purple Martins #chirpynest#martins#birds I love to see these each spring. Beautiful checkered pattern#frittilaria

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Leuie with his mate.  

Leuie with his mate.  

Colony update April 23

April 23, 2017

On Friday I did my first nest check of the season. My Martin's began building earlier in the week and I also had to discharge starlings in two compartments. I have a pair of starling in the trendsetter and one in the T-10.  

  after the check I have 15 nests started.  Only one had green leaves.  This seems early for my place but it my still be some time before eggs are laid.   

  I have yet to see SY males but have noticed at least two SY females.  

    Leuie has found a mate and has claimed the super gourd B-1 that hangs on the T-10.  It is interesting that he chose this gourd as I can keep a good eye on him from the roost.  

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