The purple martin is the largest swallow in North America, and arguably the most popular. Males have dark purpleish black feathers all over their bodies. The females are paler in color, with dark ...

ERIE, Pennsylvania — If you’re looking for a sign of spring, forget about the robin ... the purple martin has been sighted in Ohio. That’s according to the Erie-based Purple Martin Conservation ...

Every year, Jeff Robinson eagerly awaits the arrival of purple martins to his Rogersville backyard. He's set up a virtual purple martin condo, with martin houses and gourds providing Missouri's ...

Flocks of purple martins heading south for the winter are so large that they can be seen on a weather radar in Kentucky.According to the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, after leaving nesting ...

If Adrian O’Loghlen had his way, the purple martin would be given the title of Santa Barbara’s County Bird (there is currently no such designation). O’Loghlen, along with fellow birder Glenn Kincaid ...

Purple martins are flying back to Pennsylvania from Brazil. The Purple Martin Conservation Association in Erie reports the first birds were seen March 2 in Port Royal, Juniata County. The birds were ...

Purple martins, famously finicky, scorn handsome nest boxes mounted by well-intentioned folks, leaving the fancy abodes to starlings and sparrows. Designer apartments rust, languish into eyesores and ...