They’re topped by what looks like old-fashioned TV antennas, ringed with plastic gourd-shaped cavities and elevated off the ground on aluminum poles. These are condos for purple martins, a type of ...

Editor's note: This is an occasional series from the Louisiana Master Naturalists of Greater Baton Rouge. Landlords, it's time to get the houses ready for the purple martins making their way here.

Choose the Right Housing: Martins need elevated, multi-compartment homes placed in open areas with clear flight paths. Prep for Spring: Set up birdhouses before the Martins arrive—timing varies by ...

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 ...

Purple martins are the agony and the ecstasy of suburban and rural backyard birders. They are an agony for many who have erected beautiful martin houses with the hopes of attracting these beneficial ...

ROUND ROCK — If you haven’t yet been out to see the purple martins roosting in Round Rock this month, it’s not exaggerating to say you’re missing out on one of the biggest biological wonders in the ...

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.

FAIRDALE, W.Va. — In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first purple martins of the year have been spotted in West Virginia. The birds were seen on March 10 in Fairdale, West Virginia, by ...