Purple Martin Song

Purple martin trivia.
Purple martin song. Albatrosses 4 american sparrows towhees and juncos 40 auks murres and puffins 9. Purple martins thrive in close proximity to people. Martin housing has a long history. Despite their colorful name these birds are not actually purple.
In the west martins mainly still nest the old fashioned way in woodpecker holes. Almost all purple martins in the east now nest in birdhouses put up especially for them. Although this is not a guarantee of hosting martins give it a try and you may be surprised at your success. Cadillac mi across the street from 711 sunset lane.
Purple martins migrate to south america for the winter but. Because they eat thousands of insects each day do not require bird feeders and can nest in compact colonies birders only have to take a few steps to make their yard suitable as prime purple martin habitat. Add a purple martin decoy to a perch a rooftop or a pole perch and you have the rest of the equation. Graceful in flight musical in its pre dawn singing this big swallow is one of our most popular birds.
Biology learn about the basic purple martin biology their songs and calls nesting habits and the life cycle of the purple martin. Purple martins are large iridescent swallows and highly desirable backyard birds and attracting purple martins can be easy. With a length of 7 8 inches and a wingspan up to 15 inches the purple martin is the largest swallow in north america and one of the largest of the world s roughly 90 swallow and martin bird species. Our largest swallows purple martins perform aerial acrobatics to snap up flying insects.
The dawn song or chatter cd mimics martins in such a way that the recording of this song will attract any martin that hears it. This relationship dates back to the native americans who hung empty gourds for purple martin nests. View the different plumages and characteristics between the purple martin ages and sexes as well as how to make sure what you see is a purple. Their plumage is a dark blue black with an iridescent.
Some native american tribes reportedly hung up hollow gourds around their villages to attract these birds. Jim holmes ingrid taylar. Putting up a purple martin house is like installing a miniature neighborhood in your backyard. In the east dark glossy blue males and brown females will peer from the entrances and chirp from the rooftops all summer.