Purple Martin Forum

I have had several days of unusually cold weather. We have at least 12 martins on the ground. We have tried to feed them, keep them warm, but they are all dying in front of us. What can we do? Hi Janet, That's a difficult situation. Unfortunately, these wild birds are insectivores and don't always ...

Hi Sonja! This is a great question and many good answers have already been shared. But just wanted to share a few more resources you can use during bad weather/low food supplies for martins. We have a lot of good information on our website: https://www.purplemartin.org/feeding/ Another note I'd make...

As temperatures drop in some parts of the Purple Martins' breeding range, it's important for Purple Martin hosts to be prepared to help their birds survive the cold! ❄️ Purple Martins are adversely affected by weather if the temperature is consistently below ~48 degrees for three days (or if there i...

You have a new opportunity to participate in a community-based science project led by Dr. Anna Forsman at Colby College in collaboration with the PMCA! https://www.purplemartin.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/PMCA-Newsletters-2-768x256.png During the upcoming breeding season, we will be collecti...

Hi there! Lots of great replies to this thread already but wanted to confirm: Wing entrapment can happen anywhere, but the 3/4" thickness of the wood is basically a built-in WEP. We don't hear of many wing entrapment issues with wooden/polywood T14s. If WEPs were added, it would likely be on th...

Go to https://www.youtube.com/@purplemartinco ... on/streams to watch our LIVE NestCam now!

Songbird Essentials shared a letter to Excluder Gourd customers: To All Excluder Gourd Customers, As a company, Songbird Essentials would like to apologize, as some of the gourds recently produced were not up to the standards of being a partnered PMCA product. As we have been made aware, some gourd ...

Maya Higa is one of the top female streamers on Twitch and a rising star on YouTube. But most importantly, she loves Purple Martins! Maya visited Brazil this February with the PMCA & made an amazing video about her experience with Purple Martins! Watch now at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EC0...

Thanks Dave! The landlord called in and we have the report in Iowa on our Scout-Arrival Study map. We do accept and want reports if the first arrival is an ASY female as the first scouts returning can be male or female. It is for the subadults that we only accept reports for the males as they are di...

If you already requested info on PMCA's 2024 Amazon Ecotour, you should have received messages via email with trip info and should respond as soon as possible to secure your place on the trip. If you did not receive an email, please call us. And for anyone else interested in the trip, email us at in...

How do you express your love of Purple Martins?

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You're invited to join the PMCA on another trip to see Purple Martins in the Amazon (February 24 - March 1).

Email [email protected] for more information!

Watch clips of our 2023 trip on Youtube at:
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https://www.purplemartin.org/promotion/pm_haze.jpg Join PMCA for a screening of Purple Haze: A Conservation Film Saturday, September 16th, 2023 Starting at 6 PM at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 301 Peninsula Drive, Erie, PA 16505 Film screening will be followed by a Q & A Session with PMC...

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The first Purple Martin of the season was reported in West Palm Beach, FL on December 17th! As with all first arrivals, this report was verified by the PMCA—let the martin season begin! Stay up to date on Purple Martin arrivals with the PMCA’s citizen-science project, the Scout-Arrival Study: https:...

Today, PMCA biologists spotted Purple Martins are our research colonies! We are so happy to see them again. Enjoy this video of a Purple Martin chatting away in Presque Isle State Park.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CcQlK8vjgLU/

April is Citizen-Science Month! The PMCA currently has three Citizen-Science Projects. These projects are instrumental to our research and conservation and we are so thankful to those who participate. Let’s start with Project MartinWatch. PMW is a continent-wide Citizen-Science project designed to h...

They’re baaack! We are so excited to announce the first Purple Martin was reported on December 27, 2021 in Plant City, FL! Stay up to date on all Purple Martin arrivals with the PMCA’s citizen-science project, the Scout-Arrival Study: https://www.purplemartin.org/research/8 ... val-study/

Plans this week? How about binging some Purple Martin TV? Tune in to see Jolene and her partner, Ragnotha, on the PMCA's live stream NestCam. Jolene is currently incubating 6 eggs and we anticipate the eggs will hatch June 24th!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx9M36wqwh8