Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium has installed new nest boxes to help attract Purple Martins back to Tacoma, hoping to revive a ...

Purple martins are iridescent beautiful birds known for their speed, agility, and insect-eating habits. Not truly purple, they have a deep blue plumage that shimmers in the light. In certain angles, ...

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 ...

We’re in the full flush of spring. Here on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, signs of renewal abound, including winged arrivals from Espírito Santo, Brazil: the ravenous and ...

It’s that time of year here in our neck of Pennsylvania when it’s prime nesting season for our feathered friends. Case in point: Our home in Northbrook is now surrounded by nesting birds. These ...

Homeowners, schools and businesses are being offered the chance to install artificial nests to help reverse the decline in house martin numbers. The distinctive dark blue and white birds, which ...

Cliff swallows are said by ornithologists to show the highest degree of colonization of any of the 89 swallow species in the world. Colonies can number from 200 to more than 2,000 nests. They could be ...

The sand martin bank overlooks Testwood Lakes which attracts a wide variety of insects for the birds to feed their young A new nesting bank for sand martins is set to welcome its first residents later ...

Erie, PA — In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first Purple Martins of the year have been spotted in South Carolina. The birds were seen on February 7 in the town of Hanahan by a Purple ...