Purple martins are gorgeous backyard birds, known for their iridescent feathers and mid-sky acrobatics. As North America’s ...

Bluebird enthusiasts may be experiencing frustration with nest predation and ant infestations. Hummingbirds, orioles, and ...

See photos of bird species with purple feathers. Purple colored bird species brighten up the skies and landscapes across ...

These birds are so commonplace that they are often taken for granted, but, in fact, the purple martin is a very interesting ...

House finches and purple finches are both small birds which are native to North America. Both species have stunning red and brown plumage which means that they are easily confused for each other.

A well-beloved backyard bird in our region is the Purple Martin. This large, darkly colored sparrow is a commonly seen ...

One bird spectacle readily observable in Allegheny County right now comes in the form of 100 purple martins swirling above ...

The state has seen a 95 percent decline in purple martins over the last 50 years, according to the Maine Department of Inland ...

A 25-year-old association that works to conserve a declining swallow population will celebrate its quarter century of ...

Purple finches are robust, chunky birds which are most often identified by the male’s rich, wine and raspberry colored plumage. Females, also beautiful, are adorned in a rich combination of ...

Purple finches like to build their nests in conifers. Providing plenty of trees and shrubs will attract finches, as will a finch feeder. Sparrows.

This purple finch nest with four finch eggs and one from a brown-headed cowbird, a notorious brood parasite. Photo courtesy of Tom Tatum.