Attracting purple martins is very desirable to bird lovers all across the United States. Many birders just love to have them as summer companions, for others it is a hobby and a way to help deter bugs ...

Choose the Right Housing: Martins need elevated, multi-compartment homes placed in open areas with clear flight paths. Prep for Spring: Set up birdhouses before the Martins arrive—timing varies by ...

A proper house will bring all these songbirds to the yard. Nothing is more beautiful to the eyes or ears than purple martins (Progne subis), especially if they’ve decided to take up residence in your ...

About 19 years ago, Leverett Doehring turned a discarded 1960s aluminum birdhouse into a modest bird colony for six pairs of purple martin swallows. Today, his birdhouse is more of a condominium ...

Purple martins are gorgeous backyard birds, known for their iridescent feathers and mid-sky acrobatics. As North America’s largest swallows, they are integral to the ecosystem, consuming thousands of ...

Let’s start with a revelation that may deflate your justification for providing purple martins with housing support. It turns out the forever belief that purple martins are among the most important ...

A small blue-purple bird often seen throughout the state during the spring has started to trickle back into Kentucky, but birdwatchers may be seeing less of the species in the future. The world’s ...

Every year, bird enthusiasts hang groups of plastic gourds for purple martins to nest in Erica Royer Look up during the summer in eastern or southeastern North America, and you may spot a purple ...

Whether it’s because we destroy their habitats, discombobulate them with city lights, or allow cats into their midst, most wild birds want nothing to do with humans. But purple martins—shimmery, ...

In 1990, wildlife biologist Jim Ray was attending South Dakota State University to complete his master’s degree when he saw the bird that would shape the rest of his life. Ray was visiting a college ...

Hillcrest Golf Club, more than a recreational facility for golf lovers, has become the landlord of a successful colony of purple martins, the largest North American swallow. For the past five or six ...