🪺 Purple Martins are coming—are you ready for nesting season? If your colony needs more housing, consider the Excluder Gourd! This opaque, UV-protected gourd maintains ideal light and temperature conditions. Each Excluder Gourd comes with a heavy-duty porch, extending both in and out of the opening. Multiple starling-resistant entrance options are available for the safety of your colony! 🛒 Find this and so much more at the Martin Market Place®! www.purplemartin.org/shop #PurpleMartin #Featured

How to Make Purple Martin Houses: This is such a fun activity for the kids - and adults!! It's wonderful to see the beautiful Purple Martins flying to the refuge of their gourd houses! They will keep the insects at bay!! They are certainly worth making! 1. Harvest a hardshell gourd when the vine has withered. You can also buy them from some farmers - very inexpensive. 2. Clean them with a little bleach and water and allow to dry for a few months. Clean again with a little bleach and water and al

You can watch thousands of Purple Martins form their pre-migratory roost at Presque Isle State Park tonight & every night for the next several weeks!! It's been several years since the martins have been at this historic roost at the Head of the Bay! So head out to Vista 1 at Presque Isle State Park around 8 PM and see the martins' roost! #purplemartins #birds #migration #roost #presqueislestatepark #conservation #eriepa | Purple Martin Conservation Association