Purple martins are gorgeous backyard birds, known for their iridescent feathers and mid-sky acrobatics. As North America’s largest swallows, they are integral to the ecosystem, consuming thousands of ...

Even though it is just the middle of February, the harbinger of spring, the purple martin, is probably on his way from South America and Mexico today. Last year, martins arrived March 3 at Sunny Hill.

Here's what to feed hummingbirds and goldfinches, plus habitat notes on caracaras and purple martins in San Antonio.

The first purple martins of the year have been spotted in South Dakota, marking the start of spring migration. These birds travel up to 7,000 miles from Brazil to their breeding grounds in North ...

Purple martin populations have dropped 33% in the last 50 years because of habitat loss and competition from invasive, non-native birds, including English house sparrows and European starlings, ...