Most Purple Martin pairs are now busily carrying in large insects, especially dragonflies!
The nesting season is continuing nicely. Several of the young are now near fledgling stage. At the Memory Lake Colony, three nests contained one dead young each, while two of the nests have fledged a total of 8 young. Several of the young should fledge by the next nest check! Several of the nests at the Snake River Colony needed to have their nests replaced due to blowfly infestations. There are currently 14 nests with young, some of which should begin fledging anyday! There is a nest in one of the Excluder Gourds that contains only one young; the little nestings seems to have suffered repeated attacks, as it contains several scars and markings on his head. The Pokegama Lake Colony consists of three active nests with young. One of the nests in the T-14 had a severe infestation from blowlfies, the young were skinny, sluggish, and obviously anemic. I quickly changed their nest and removed MANY blowfly larvae. The other three nests with young appeared very healthy. One of the nests have started fledging at the ECE Colony, remarkably, out of the same gourd that was the first to fledge young last year! The ECE Colony has 21 nests with young, and one nest still contains eggs! The Rush Lake Colony currently has eight nests with young, two of the nests contain newly hatched young.
The nesting season is continuing nicely. Several of the young are now near fledgling stage. At the Memory Lake Colony, three nests contained one dead young each, while two of the nests have fledged a total of 8 young. Several of the young should fledge by the next nest check! Several of the nests at the Snake River Colony needed to have their nests replaced due to blowfly infestations. There are currently 14 nests with young, some of which should begin fledging anyday! There is a nest in one of the Excluder Gourds that contains only one young; the little nestings seems to have suffered repeated attacks, as it contains several scars and markings on his head. The Pokegama Lake Colony consists of three active nests with young. One of the nests in the T-14 had a severe infestation from blowlfies, the young were skinny, sluggish, and obviously anemic. I quickly changed their nest and removed MANY blowfly larvae. The other three nests with young appeared very healthy. One of the nests have started fledging at the ECE Colony, remarkably, out of the same gourd that was the first to fledge young last year! The ECE Colony has 21 nests with young, and one nest still contains eggs! The Rush Lake Colony currently has eight nests with young, two of the nests contain newly hatched young.
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