Wonder why your neighbor is hanging gourds up? Or why there appears to be an undulating donut on the weather radar? The answer to both is the purple martin. The largest swallow in North America, male ...

Choose the Right Housing: Martins need elevated, multi-compartment homes placed in open areas with clear flight paths. Prep for Spring: Set up birdhouses before the Martins arrive—timing varies by ...

This video shows hundreds of thousands of purple martins swarming throughout downtown Nashville, Tennessee, last summer. Each night for several weeks, onlookers gathered in the Tennessee Titans ...

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 ...