Every year, North America's largest swallows, purple martins, gather in thousands to roost together near Austin before beginning their migration. Sara Diggins is a visual journalist at the Austin ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Purple martins are flying back to Pennsylvania from Brazil. The Purple Martin Conservation Association in Erie reports the first ...

In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first Purple Martins of the year have been spotted in Iowa. The birds were ...

The first purple martins of the year have been spotted in South Dakota, marking the start of spring migration. These birds travel up to 7,000 miles from Brazil to their breeding grounds in North ...

More than a quarter of the breeding population of purple martins died in Texas and Louisiana during the winter storm.

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 Feb. 10 in the town of North Augusta by a Purple Martin ...

In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first Purple Martins of the year have been spotted in North Carolina. The birds were seen on February 12 in the town of Bladenboro by a Purple Martin ...

Learn how citizen scientists helped scientists measure the deadly impact of the Great Texas Freeze on purple martins.

Thousands of birds, including beloved purple martins, died in "The Great Texas Freeze" of 2021. A study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution led by biologists at the University of Massachusetts ...

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 ...

These birds, North America's largest swallow species, travel up to 7,000 miles and play a crucial role in controlling insect populations. Purple martin populations have declined sharply in recent ...

In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first Purple Martins of the year have been spotted in Tennessee. The birds were seen on Feb. 4 in Hornbeak by a Purple Martin enthusiast – one of many ...