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 ...

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.

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 ...

GRAND FORKS – The purple martin has replaced the barn swallow as my everyday bird. Barn swallows were conspicuous at our place near Gilby, N.D., as purple martins are in some parts of Grand Forks. The ...

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 ...