PMCA Colony update 2020: Lots of Nestlings
Hatching is in full swing at the PMCA colonies. Most of our nests have hatched with the remaining few due to hatch over the next week. We continue our twice weekly nest checks to ensure our martins and their nestlings are doing well. Frequent nest checks allow us to monitor nest parasites, predation and any […]
PMCA Colony Update 2020: Hatch Day!
It’s the start of hatch season today at the PMCA with our first nests due to hatch today. The nest on our LiveCam began hatching last night. Five out of the six eggs have hatched so far – Tune in to watch LIVE! Our colonies are almost at full capacity this year with […]
PMCA Colony Update 2020: We have Eggs
It was a slow start for our martins here at the PMCA as we experienced cold spring weather, including snow in the month of May. Our martins arrived on April 24th with our subadults following a month after on May 20th. We were excited to see the first egg laid on May 30th by our […]