Many other birds have carotenoid-created colors in shades of red, orange, yellow, pink, and purple. But when did such dazzlingly-daubed feathers evolve? The fossil record is only of limited help here.

These birds live in the same environments as the purple-winged ground dove. And the blue-eyed ground dove’s story inspires hope: The species went missing in 1941 and was rediscovered in 2016 .

Animals Here’s why a tropical bird has been spotted in Maine this winter The species typically migrates to southern swamps for winters, but locals noticed the purple gallinule in the cold New ...

"I'm part bird," John Gerwin chuckled, as he guided a group of volunteers and children through the process of tracking the Purple Martin bird at the Prairie Ridge Ecostation in Raleigh.

A vast flock of purple martins has made Nashville’s symphony center its staging ground for the fall migration. It’s not just the city’s problem. It’s a human problem.

More than 100,000 purple martins roosted at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in 2020 and 2021. Nashville tried everything from bird calls to falcons to convince the martins to choose another roost.

Early Bird: America’s Beloved Purple Martins Return To Tennessee. Tuesday, February 11, 2025; Joe Siegrist, president, Purple Martin Conservation Association ...