🪺 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

It’s not uncommon to have Purple Martins arrive at your colony site one day and seem gone the next. When martins first arrive, they will be spending lots of time in the air - exploring the area and eating lots of insects after that long trip from Brazil. They may not be perched on the house all day, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t planning to stick around. #purplemartins #birds #conservation | Purple Martin Conservation Association

It's Citizen Science Month! That means it's the perfect time to get involved in some of PMCA's research! Track martin migration with the Scout-Arrival Study, expand our understanding of martin reproductive biology with Project MartinWatch, or help protect critical migratory roosts with Project MartinRoost! Learn more at www.purplemartin.org/research #PurpleMartin #Birds #Conservation #CitizenScience #CommunityScience #CitizenScienceMonth #ScoutArrivalStudy #ProjectMartinWatch #ProjectMartinRoost