A proper house will bring all these songbirds to the yard.Nothing is more beautiful to the eyes or ears than purple martins ...

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.

“Over the majority of the purple martins’ range, they are unable to nest naturally any longer. Human-provided nest boxes are the only thing keeping the species alive east of the Rocky Mountains.

“Human-provided nest boxes are the only thing keeping the species alive east of the Rocky Mountains,” he said in the statement. To follow along with the purple martins’ migration and learn ...

Purple martin populations have declined by a third in the last 50 years due to habitat loss, invasive species, and climate change. Conservation efforts, including providing nesting boxes ...