Thanks to efforts by the Bergen County Audubon Society and Bergen County Parks two purple martin colonies are thriving.

If you want to create a haven for bright and colorful birds to roam your yard, you may want to start incorporating bright purple flowers to draw them in further. Unlike humans, birds have four color ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A finch taking petals from a zinnia flower - Melissa Burovac/Getty A downside that might make you rethink putting a bird feeder in ...

Robin Donaldson would not call herself a “birder” in the classic sense of someone who observes and identifies wild birds in their habitats. But last spring, the Ashland industrial engineer flew to ...

People have long sought to attract purple martins, which are known for their aerial acrobatics, tolerance of humans and pleasant songs. Native Americans hung hollow gourds in trees or on poles to ...

"I'm part bird," John Gerwin chuckled, as he guided a group of volunteers and children through the process of tracking the Purple Martin bird at the Prairie Ridge Ecostation in Raleigh. "I've had ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South from Nashville. Aug. 7, 2023 When you don’t know what’s coming, the whole glorious ...

The Port of Vancouver has worked for 15 years to make a home for the western purple martin, North America’s largest swallow, which suffered major population declines in the Pacific Northwest decades a ...

If someone told you there was a bird so purple it looked photoshopped, you probably wouldn't believe them. But the amethyst starling is very real, and its brilliant, jewel-toned plumage is leaving ...

Erie, PA — In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first Purple Martins of the year have been spotted in South Carolina. The birds were seen on February 7 in the town of Hanahan by a Purple ...