The Purple Martin Conservation Association found that less than 45% of nestlings in parasite-infested nests survived to fledgling age. Fortunately, martins are incredibly comfortable around people.

If fledgling ospreys and hawks can be translocated and “hacked” to the wild, why not purple martins? Wire-enclosed hacking boxes, which look like purple martin houses, were placed in Ligonier ...

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The fledgling eventually perched on an ash tree ... This season the Escanaba purple martin colony successfully fledged about 50 chicks. Last year it was 150. “This is the source population ...

Purple martins used to nest in holes created by ... egg laying, hatching, feeding, fledgling (first flight) and fall migration, the Grand Haven Tribune reported. "Everyone appreciates the ...

In mid-March, the first purple martin arrives ... On a sunny morning in mid-July, only one martin fledgling remained in the house. Adults dipped and swooped over the pond, snagging insects.

Purple martins are cavity nesters and historically ... Starlings are even more aggressive and will kill both adult and fledgling martins to secure the nest. "We had two starling nests, and one ...

For generations, the sight of purple martin houses dotting American backyards has been a cherished symbol of spring’s return. These elaborate multi-unit bird dwellings, often resembling ...

Purple martins are going home to Brazil after spending spring and summer in North America to breed in the colonial nest boxes that people hoist up for them year after year. Except, they didn’t ...

Purple martins are returning to Pennsylvania from their winter migration in Brazil. The Purple Martin Conservation Association in Erie reported Thursday a birding enthusiast saw purple martins on ...

Purple martins are cavity nesters and historically ... Starlings are even more aggressive and will kill both adult and fledgling martins to secure the nest. "We had two starling nests, and one ...