This video shows hundreds of thousands of purple martins swarming throughout downtown Nashville, Tennessee, last summer. Each night for several weeks, onlookers gathered in the Tennessee Titans ...

Purple Martins are one of the most magical aerial creatures — they can catch raindrops and flying insects like dragonflies while in flight themselves. But these aerial insectivores are also a sure ...

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 ...

Harrison resident Ken Kostka has worked for years to revitalize the region’s colony of purple martins — the species of bird that vanished from Western Pennsylvania after Tropical Storm Agnes in 1972.

Now is the time in Pennsylvania to watch thousands of purple martins gather in massive roosts. “It’s an incredible sight. A lot of people consider it one of the most amazing things they’ve ever seen.

Purple martins, a glossy black and purple swallow species that migrates to South America for the winter, have been sighted in ...

Dick Nikolai of Appleton spent his professional career dedicated to Wisconsin's wildlife, including animals tiny and large, abundant and endangered and game and non-game. But in retirement he's ...

A well-beloved backyard bird in our region is the Purple Martin. This large, darkly colored sparrow is a commonly seen visitor in parks, yards, and waterways, especially when there is a Purple Martin ...

ESCANABA, MI – Joe Kaplan spun a crank handle around and around as a large, wooden birdhouse inched its way toward the ground, where he unlatched the front access and peered inside. Two purple martin ...