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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Before Europeans arrived in North America, Native Americans hung up empty gourds for the Purple Martin. In the west, they still nest in places like woodpecker holes. The first Purple Martin ...