There are few bird-watching experiences more rewarding than setting up a birdhouse and having a pair of birds select it as their home to raise young. Get ready for an adventure as you witness the ...

A small blue-purple bird often seen throughout the state during the spring has started to trickle back into Kentucky, but birdwatchers may be seeing less of the species in the future. The world’s ...

"I'm part bird," John Gerwin chuckled, as he guided a group of volunteers and children through the process of tracking the Purple Martin bird at the Prairie Ridge Ecostation in Raleigh. "I'm part bird ...

In 1990, wildlife biologist Jim Ray was attending South Dakota State University to complete his master’s degree when he saw the bird that would shape the rest of his life. Ray was visiting a college ...

Wonder why your neighbor is hanging gourds up? Or why there appears to be an undulating donut on the weather radar? The answer to both is the purple martin. The largest swallow in North America, male ...

When Zach Steinhauser was growing up, he wanted to be the Crocodile Hunter. The Lexington native didn’t want to wrangle giant reptiles per se, but he watched wildlife expert Steve Irwin’s TV show and ...

ESCANABA, Mich. (WJMN) – The Purple Martin is a very unique bird found in North America. The Martin is known for its skillful aerial exhibitions, tolerance of humans, and pleasant twittering calls.

ST. MATTHEWS - It's time to welcome the purple martins home. The 2011 Purple Martin Festival is set for Saturday, April 30, in St. Matthews. The day will begin with the Purple Martin Festival Parade ...

Imagine going on a vacation to Brazil and then coming home to find your house missing. That’s what a colony of purple martins might face next year when the birds return to Tacoma after a long flight ...