🪺 Purple Martins are coming—are you ready for nesting season? If your colony needs more housing, consider the Excluder Gourd! This opaque, UV-protected gourd maintains ideal light and temperature conditions. Each Excluder Gourd comes with a heavy-duty porch, extending both in and out of the opening. Multiple starling-resistant entrance options are available for the safety of your colony! 🛒 Find this and so much more at the Martin Market Place®! www.purplemartin.org/shop #PurpleMartin #Featured

🏡 Were your Purple Martin houses and gourds full this nesting season? Or are you a hoping to start a new Purple Martin colony for next year? Now is the perfect time to plan any housing changes or additions for next year! 💻 Have questions on when and how to choose housing? Visit our website. www.purplemartin.org/housingchange/ 🛒 Every purchase supports critical conservation work! Shop for Purple Martin housing and so much more at our online store. www.purplemartin.org/shop/ #PurpleMartin #Bird

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Fun Fact: Purple Martins are huge #TaylorSwift fans. Swifts & swallows are often grouped together as aerial insectivores but Purple Martins are the only Swiftie Swallow. #birds #purplemartins #conservation #facts #biology | Purple Martin Conservation Association

You can watch thousands of Purple Martins form their pre-migratory roost at Presque Isle State Park tonight & every night for the next several weeks!! It's been several years since the martins have been at this historic roost at the Head of the Bay! So head out to Vista 1 at Presque Isle State Park around 8 PM and see the martins' roost! #purplemartins #birds #migration #roost #presqueislestatepark #conservation #eriepa | Purple Martin Conservation Association