Martin house (1 Viewer)

[dbender]

My Martin houses were destroyed in a bad storm earlier this year. It was during the peak of the breeding season all the hatched birds died and of course the eggs. The adult birds all left after I got them repaired. Will they return next year or do I need to move them to a new area? They have been up for probably 25 years or more.

 

[Mono]

They are site loyal. They will certainly return to the area. Whether they like the new boxes is another matter, but they aren't usually that fussy.

 

[URs4]

My Martin houses were destroyed in a bad storm earlier this year. It was during the peak of the breeding season all the hatched birds died and of course the eggs. The adult birds all left after I got them repaired. Will they return next year or do I need to move them to a new area? They have been up for probably 25 years or more.

House Martins are creatures of habit, so they should be back next year. I would only move the boxes if it’s highly likely that they will get destroyed again in the position they are in. If it was a freak storm that’s unlikely to repeat itself you should be ok.

 

[dbender]

They shouldn't get destroyed again. Super high winds bent the pole that they were mounted on. Like I mentioned never had any issues in at least 25 yrs other than this one. It is repaired now and hopefully they'll return in spring. Thanks