Even before daybreak, you can hear them singing their happy sounding songs from inside their swinging gourds. The purple martin song. It will soon be their season. They return every year from their ...

A hot, humid summer day is replete with sounds of nature that remind us of the freedom of being outdoors. One of these sounds is that of the purple martin, a deep purplish-black swallow that raises ...

Eze Pojmann-Ezeonyilo poses for a photo with his Purple Martin songbird houses at Cedar Ridge Elementary School in Columbia. Eze Pojmann-Ezeonyilo points out an opening on a round, white sphere at ...

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 ...