Purple martins are returning from South America. The first "scouts" have been spotted in Michigan. What to know.

The annual migration of purple martins from Brazil to Pennsylvania has started. Here's what to know about these birds.

The purple martin is the largest swallow in North America. Males are all dark, glossy blue-black; females and immatures duller above and grayish below. The purple martin is an extremely popular ...

Wildlife officials have determined that starvation likely caused the deaths of nearly a dozen Purple Martin birds found at Lake Pflugerville last week. The Pflugerville Animal Shelter reported ...

The purple martins have arrived, and let’s hope their breeding is more normal this year. Last year, purple martins arrived amid record cold and other weather challenges, but this year's weather ...

It’s that time of year to welcome back the very social, extremely vocal and hyper-active Purple Martin community to our region, and specifically Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.

And what’s even better, it’s a natural event I had never seen before – the gathering of thousands of purple martins for an evening roost before migrating south. Purple martins are the ...

Ronald Thompson of the Staves community was the first Cleveland County resident to report the sighting of purple martin to the Herald. He said encountered the bird on Tuesday, Feb.

In a sure sign that spring is near, the first Purple Martins of the year have been spotted in South Carolina. The birds were seen on Feb. 1 in Hanahan by a Purple Martin enthusiast, marking the ...

This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. As a result of anthropogenically induced habitat destruction and climate change, the Eastern Purple Martin in North America has been ...

In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first purple martins of the year have been spotted in Indiana.

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 ...