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by SYmywa
Thu Aug 31, 2023 5:29 pm
Forum: Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas Forum
Topic: 2023
Replies: 2
Views: 538

Re: 2023

2023 in review Hosted 24 pair at home site, fledged 106, from 116 eggs! Two females went missing, leaving 8 unincubated eggs! Satillite site, 7 pair, fledged 3o from 33 eggs! Group I helped start, produced approx. 240 fledges, in 2023. Productive, inspite of Kool spring, Hot/Dry weather! Raised one ...
by SYmywa
Mon May 08, 2023 9:31 am
Forum: Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas Forum
Topic: 2022 first PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2714

Re: 2022 first PM

Allen
Nice feeders setup, what stops meal worms from crawling away?
Where do you purchase live worms from? 🪱
Are you feeding, spring 23 season?
by SYmywa
Mon May 08, 2023 9:23 am
Forum: Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas Forum
Topic: 2022 first PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2714

Re: 2022 first PM

Allen
Nice feeders setup, what stops meal worms from crawling away?
Where do you purchase live worms from? 🪱
Are you feeding, spring 23 season?
by SYmywa
Mon May 08, 2023 9:22 am
Forum: Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas Forum
Topic: 2022 first PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2714

Re: 2022 first PM

Allen
Nice feeders setup, what stops meal worms from crawling away?
Where do you purchase live worms from? 🪱
Are you feeding, spring 23 season?
by SYmywa
Thu Apr 27, 2023 10:09 pm
Forum: Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas Forum
Topic: 2023
Replies: 2
Views: 538

Re: 2023

Update; Scout map indicates, that Allen, at Crookston has reported first ASY-m, arrived at that site on 4-19-23! Our first ASY-m arrived in Thief River Falls area at 7 PM, on the 19th as well, following a sno/rain squall & preceding a 5 inch snow event. He reappeared on Saturday, as the sun appeared...
by SYmywa
Wed Apr 12, 2023 1:38 pm
Forum: Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas Forum
Topic: 2023
Replies: 2
Views: 538

2023

Hi Purple Martin People The 2023 season is upon us, PM are Swooping north, believe there are 6 reports in South of Minnesota! Spotted 4 Tree Swallows purched above, our only system with cubys, this wed. AM. Sno is leaving Fast & noticed an Eastern Phoebe, picking Flys off our exterior walls, already...
by SYmywa
Mon Jan 16, 2023 4:03 pm
Forum: Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas Forum
Topic: 2022 update
Replies: 0
Views: 669

2022 update

Howdy Folks Well 2022 season has come n gone. Be fun to here about Wannabes getting a start & others growing Colonys🙂 Remember perry being involved in upgrades at the Greenway park. Allen or Caroline, any news about changes in your areas? New Colonys started? Dave Duit, any word from Iowa area, Colo...
by SYmywa
Sun May 22, 2022 4:44 pm
Forum: Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas Forum
Topic: Greenway upgrades
Replies: 0
Views: 1186

Greenway upgrades

Hello Perry & Scouts

Congrats on the Greenway Upgrades!
So did you replace 1 with three?
Are those spaced to establish individual Colonys 🤔
Hope they remain upright & produce lots of Fledges into the Sky for yous!☝️

What's status of other Colonys in your area?
by SYmywa
Fri May 20, 2022 5:09 pm
Forum: Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas Forum
Topic: 2022 first PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2714

Re: 2022 first PM

Hello Congrats, AllenH Nice report, be good to hear how Season progresses! Have a good year.🙂 There are 16 pairs, at our site, bidding they're time. They hunt forage most days, even during rain showers. Tryed feeding scrambled egg, on coldest days, but most was Flipped off they're porch, by them. Lo...
by SYmywa
Sat Apr 30, 2022 5:26 pm
Forum: Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas Forum
Topic: 2022 first PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2714

Re: 2022 first PM

Wow, seems early, considering what weather's doin up here!
Friday April 22 an ASY-m arrived, just north of TRF, Saturday 2 more arrived, Sunday an ASY-f arrived.
Are those dried meal worms & did you flip insects to get them started taking Supplimentle feeding 🤔

Jerome