Here is the nest of a pair of Purple Martins. The first photo shows the eggs during incubation, each egg just under an inch in length. The second shows the baby martins the day they hatched.

The purple martin is the largest swallow in North America, and arguably the most popular. Males have dark purpleish black feathers all over their bodies. The females are paler in color ...

We monitor our purple martins from their arrival in March through the end of August. We check all 132 nest cavities once a week to record signs of nests, the number of eggs laid and how many ...

The purple martin is the largest swallow in North America ... Nest: in cavity excavated by another species, or in artificial structures; 3–6 eggs (late March–late May). Migration: in spring ...

TO OUR PURPLE MARTIN HOUSE, WE LOWER THE HOUSE DOWN. IT MAY BE IF WE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH WE WILL GET TO SEE SOME EGGS AND BABIES. >> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US HERE ON THE SCIENCE OF IT. JASON ...

Purple martins ... housing 530 eggs, almost all having now hatched, the earliest ready to fledge. His is a crazy-busy, musical, lovely yard. Colony nesters, martins undertake an incredible ...

Purple martins, known for their glossy plumage, have returned to Michigan after wintering in South America. The first sightings, known as "scout" birds, were reported in mid-March, marking the ...

They have built racks that hold the gourds where the purple martins will nest, lay eggs and raise their babies. With fewer and fewer dead trees on the ground due to growth and development ...