This survey only takes a few minutes to complete, but will make a difference in Purple Martin conservation that will last for years to come. Almost all Purple Martins in the east now nest in birdhouses put up especially for them. The purple martin is the largest member of the swallow family in North America. Our Purple Martin Map … Keep the entrances of the housing closed until the birds begin to arrive back from migration. Purple martins setting up house in Cape Coral on annual migration. Purple martins, those large, iridescent purple, colonial nesting, flying insect eating swallows are on their way back home. It's bird migration season in Wisconsin, and scientists are noticing unsettling changes. The song is … The map shows the changes in breeding trends of purple martins. In the East, dark, glossy-blue males and brown females will peer from the entrances and chirp from the rooftops all summer. 80 percent of the juveniles are lost each year. Purple Martin Watch Events 2019. How to use our Migration Map? Adult males are glossy, purplish blue overall, and may appear black in low light. Our houses have many features to attract and keep Purple Martins happy season after season. Map of spring migration and sightings of hummingbirds in the USA & Canada in 2014-2019 as reported by viewers of https://www.HummingbirdCentral.com In the birding world, few species generate more excitement than does the "Purple Martin," a swallow that is arriving now in Texas, with reports of "scouts" logged almost daily online. Some landlords are deeply involved in managing their martin colonies, becoming amateur biologists, while others choose not to … We follow along with the Scout-Arrival map and look to the skies when the arrival … If birds other than Purple Martins try to nest in your house, lower the house and remove the nest – temporarily plugging the entry holes if necessary to keep them from returning. The birds were seen on March 2 in the southern Indiana town of Ferdinand by a Purple Martin enthusiast – one of many people throughout the eastern and central United States who track and report on the birds’ annual migration on behalf of the Purple Martin Conservation Association. The PMCA can't do everything we do without enthusiasts like you! Handsome aerialists with deep-blue iridescent backs and clean white fronts, Tree Swallows are a familiar sight in summer fields and wetlands across northern North America. We share the anticipation with our fellow Purple Martin landlords for the arrival of our Purple Martins to our colonies. The PMCA is excited to roll out our Purple Martin Survey. Our watch events were held in front of the Old Navy at the Fountains in Stafford. They’ve spent the winter south of the border in places like Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina. Volunteers help pave way for successful nesting for purple martins during their annual migration, mating season Read real-time reports from DU biologists, field editors, expert waterfowlers and more. Our largest swallows, Purple Martins perform aerial acrobatics to snap up flying insects.