The first purple martins of the year have been spotted in New Hampshire. The birds were seen earlier this month in the town of Rindge by a Purple Martin enthusiast – one of many people throughout the ...

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 ...

SHERWOOD (WLUK) -- An effort is underway in the Fox Valley to educate people about a bird -- the purple martin. The little flyer is listed in Wisconsin as a species of special concern. Inside a bird ...

The birds have been slow to return to Western Massachusetts, in part because the purple martin's natural habitat is being decimated.

Huge numbers of purple martins are arriving in town after a busy season raising a new generation of martins on breeding grounds throughout eastern North America. They’re coming here to take a break ...

Biologists and volunteers in Milford spent Thursday tagging endangered purple martin birds with tracking bands in an effort to monitor air quality. The Connecticut Audubon Society at Milford Point ...

A couple years ago, I installed a tiny color camera, complete with audio, inside one of my purple martin houses. This allows me to observe and study the nesting behavior of our largest swallow species ...

Adult purple martins in the Mid-Atlantic starved to death because of cold, wet conditions this spring. The birds depend on live insects, which they capture in flight. The birds each spring make a ...

“I went to Venice Rookery, an Audubon location, hoping for an opportunity to get some great photos of the nesting wading birds as I often am able to get there. Then, I noticed the purple martins ...

Up to half a million purple martins are missing — and Austin birders, who annually watch their sleek-feathered friends swirl in the sky before they dive into roosts, can’t seem to find them. For them, ...

Hundreds of birds have been found dead or injured in Oklahoma after severe storms in the state. Wildlife rehabilitation center WildCare Oklahoma said on Facebook that it has had reports of hundreds of ...