In Michigan, many purple martin enthusiasts set up large bird houses or complexes in their backyard to aid the bird's survival and witness their sleek, purple coats slice through the skies.

Members of the Warrington Environmental Advisory Council have installed a purple martin gourd house at IPW Park in Upper Nike ...

Condos built specially for the purple martin, a type of swallow, are nearly fully occupied at Minsi Lake in Northampton ...

Purple martins once nested in ... boxes and today rarely nest anywhere else. One large tower in Louisiana was built from 46 separate martin houses and contained more than 1,100 rooms, although ...

Learn how to build a purple martin birdhouse. These purple martin house plans create stackable floors to accommodate a growing colony, year after year. Some things are just intrinsically appealing ...

Ray was visiting a college buddy who had installed a martin house ... inhabited by purple martins, a flashy and personable member of the swallow family known for gathering in large numbers ...

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.

The purple martin is the largest member of the swallow ... The nests are typically large bird houses placed on top of poles. The "apartments" can typically hold many pairs of adults.