A proper birdhouse is the keyKey TakeawaysChoose the Right Housing: Martins need elevated, multi-compartment homes placed in ...

WE HAVE A PURPLE MARTIN AT LOCKHAVEN PARK ... PEOPLE FIRST LIVING IN FLORIDA THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO WITH USE GOURDS LIKE SQUASH, PUMPKINS, THAT TYPE OF THING. THEY WOULD HOLLOW OUT THESE SCORES ...

Citizen scientists in Wisconsin and Virginia, along with scientists in Florida, had collected feathers and sent them to Arizona. Buck’s team ran tests on the purple martins’ tail feathers ...

Traveling between nesting spots from South Florida through southern Canada and the Rocky Mountains, Steinhauser fell in love with the birds. Purple Martins flock to Bomb Island on Lake Murray ...

or Central America and then crossing the Gulf of Mexico to Louisiana and Florida. Purple martins can find and eat food mid-flight at high altitudes, from 150 to 500 feet or more off the ground ...

Purple martin populations have declined sharply in recent decades due to habitat loss, invasive species, and climate change. Purple martins are flying back to Pennsylvania from Brazil. The Purple ...