I am no stranger to traveling hundreds or even thousands of miles to see, study and document some of nature’s most wonderful events. For over 35 years I have traveled to see the epic migration of ...

The Kratt brothers fly after a purple martin to watch their eating and nesting habits. The Kratt brothers follow a purple martin to the river where they watch him feeding on hatching mayflies. Later, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Purple martins (Progne subis) are declining in North America and the eastern subspecies is almost fully dependent on human-provided nesting ...

Purple martins are gorgeous backyard birds, known for their iridescent feathers and mid-sky acrobatics. As North America’s largest swallows, they are integral to the ecosystem, consuming thousands of ...

More than a quarter of the breeding population of purple martins died in Texas and Louisiana during the winter storm.

Every year, bird enthusiasts hang groups of plastic gourds for purple martins to nest in Erica Royer Look up during the summer in eastern or southeastern North America, and you may spot a purple ...

Imagine going on a vacation to Brazil and then coming home to find your house missing. That’s what a colony of purple martins might face next year when the birds return to Tacoma after a long flight ...

Purple martins are moving in. They are arriving to occupy multiunit nest boxes that Houston-area residents have installed to welcome them. Before Europeans arrived in North America, Native Americans ...

A hot, humid summer day is replete with sounds of nature that remind us of the freedom of being outdoors. One of these sounds is that of the purple martin, a deep purplish-black swallow that raises ...

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.

Thousands of birds, including beloved purple martins, died in "The Great Texas Freeze" of 2021. A study published in Nature ...