GRAND HAVEN — The last pair of purple martins nesting in the gourds at Grand Haven State Park may have a tough time getting their young ready in time for the flight south to the Amazon rainforest.

GREENWICH — The town of Greenwich is preparing for the return of the purple martins as the birds migrate north this spring. Jake Buckanavage, an intern with the Greenwich Inland Wetlands & ...

My old aluminum purple martin house has supported generations of purple martin families — but not in the last few years. I’m not sure why the old house lost its appeal to the birds. The house was ...

Photo courtesy of Shawn Wyble The welcoming sign at the entrance to the Millers' farm. Photo courtesy of Shawn Wyble Now that's what I call a bird-friendly neighborhood! Mr. Miller's farm boasts over ...

Even before daybreak, you can hear them singing their happy sounding songs from inside their swinging gourds. The purple martin song. It will soon be their season. They return every year from their ...

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 ...

One of a handful of Connecticut colonies for a bird called the Purple Martin can be found at a sanctuary in Milford. Once a threatened species in the state, the birds’ population is now totally ...

With an extra set of wings to work with, dragonflies are some of the most impressive and acrobatic fliers in the natural world. But even they can get caught napping. As unlikely as it may seem given ...

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The purple martin is one of Tennessee's most beloved summer residents. And the feeling is mutual. In the eastern U.S., the purple martin depends almost entirely on man-made birdhouses for nesting ...