I am one of those people who provide nesting boxes for martins. For the past 20 years I have dozens of purple martins nesting just 30 feet from my house in the housing I provide for them.

The purple martin is an extremely popular and well-known bird due to its willingness to nest in structures provided by humans. Polytypic. Length 7.5". Adult male: all glossy blue-black above and ...

The Master Gardeners of Hamilton County, in association with the University of Tennessee Extension, opens their 2025 monthly series of Third Saturday Free Gardening Classes this Saturday at 10 ...