WE ARE JUST STARTING OUR PURPLE MARTIN NEST AND FEAST IN -- NESTING SEASON ... WILL GIVE ME AN EXTREMELY ACCURATE AGE BASED ON THESE PICTURES. YOU CAN START TO SEE WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE.

The purple martin is the largest swallow in North America, and arguably the most popular. Males have dark purpleish black feathers all over their bodies. The females are paler in color, with dark ...

It's important to check purple martin houses throughout the season for both safety of eggs and cleanliness of the space. To prevent other birds from taking over nest boxes, keep the entrance holes ...

A nesting female purple martin typically lays four to six eggs. In the southwestern U.S. purple martins often nest in abandoned woodpecker nest cavities in saguaro cacti. But in Wisconsin the ...

Last year was a tough year for purple martin families in our area because of the difficult weather conditions. This year seems to be proceeding with the same start. The arrival and nest selection ...

Tucson Audubon says it has mapped martin nest locations in more than 200 saguaros in Southern Arizona. But unlike the eastern purple martins, whose behavior and wintering grounds have been heavily ...

the purple martin has been sighted ... as the unwavering dedication of thousands of ‘martin landlords’ who maintain multi-compartment nest ‘condos’ that are essential for the birds ...

You can use a plastic gourd or a natural gourd to attract the birds and give them a place to nest in. For more details, go to the North Carolina Purple Martin Society's website.

“I built a purple martin house and put it up ... purple while the females are a mottled brown and white. Martins nest primarily in the Midwest and eastern states, and winter in the South ...

Purple martins, a glossy black and purple swallow species that migrates to South America for the winter, have been sighted in Michigan following their long journey, the Purple Martin Conservation ...