Chester County woman can lay claim to many such bluebirds as she helps protect and preserve our area’s bluebird population.

One reason the desert birds have been studied so little is that they nest high up in saguaros, said Siegrist, president of the 5,000-member Purple Martin Conservation Association. “You can’t ...

One of the brightest cotingas, this bird from the Amazon is full of colors, purple being on both its back and belly. This bird from Africa is often considered the world’s most gorgeous bird ...

Purple martins, known for their glossy plumage, have returned to Michigan after wintering in South America. The first sightings, known as "scout" birds, were reported in mid-March, marking the ...

In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first Purple Martins of the year have been spotted in Tennessee. The birds were seen on Feb. 4 in Hornbeak by a Purple Martin enthusiast – one ...

“The birds that I had probably stayed within a 25-mile radius of my house, so some of them may be in Sam’s colony,” Marraccini said. The birders are attracted to the purple martin in part ...

Purple is one of the rarest plumage colors in the bird world. But a few lucky purple beauties exist ... They are common in towns, cities, backyards, parks, and fields. Purple martins have an average ...

Bird poop. Every spring for the last 36 years, Andrew and Carol Stamm have erected poles covered in white, hollow gourds at their Harahan home for purple martins, a migratory songbird ...

Now I just really love taking photos of birds, because it allows you to keep those memories ... I have started a Tree Swallow and a Purple Martin nest box project here [in Richmond, B.C.], and it's ...

Others dive in and out of human-made bird houses from natural gourds that hang from the poles 20 feet from the water’s surface. These are the homes of the purple martin, a bird locals are ...

The purple martins return to their roosts at sunset between the months of July and August. Nashville has even been declared an “Urban Bird Treaty City” by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

I've always loved working with baby birds — I've done that in both a research setting and a veterinary setting — so to be able to mix that with my interest in insects, it was awesome.” Purple martins ...