Season results from the colony at VHCC in Abingdon Virginia.
This spring I refurbished the established T-14 house here and in conjunction with Kevin Hamed of the biology department erected a second rack filled with my ChirpyNest units.
Of the 14 compartments in the T-14 - 12 were active, 60 eggs laid , 40 eggs hatched and 36 fledged.
Of the 26 new ChirpyNest compartments: 21 were active, 75 eggs laid , 55 hatched and 51 fledged. The Martin's really like the ChirpyNest system. The colony more than doubled with this addition.
Summary of the VHCC Season:
40 compartments
33 Active
135 eggs
95 hatched
85 fledged
In addition, many people inquired about 'the martins ' and plans for more educational opportunities are in the works for 2018.
first year single ChirpyNest boxes