If you want to create a haven for bright and colorful birds to roam your yard, you may want to start incorporating bright purple flowers to draw them in further. Unlike humans, birds have four color ...

According to the New England Wildlife Center, southern birds sometimes end up in Massachusetts. “During periods of strong ...

From April to August, Jim and Leslie Salsman’s small yard in northwest Rochester is a haven for more than 50 purple martins, those iridescent, soaring, diving swallows that so many bird enthusiasts ...

"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. "I'm part bird ...

From purple martins to barn swallows, find out how to spot and identify 8 members of the swallow bird family during summer.

One of the tropical marsh birds was discovered in a New Bedford backyard exhausted and underweight during a December storm.

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 ...

Purple martins, known for their glossy plumage, have returned to Michigan after wintering in South America. The first sightings, known as "scout" birds, were reported in mid-March, marking the ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

People have long sought to attract purple martins, which are known for their aerial acrobatics, tolerance of humans and pleasant songs. Native Americans hung hollow gourds in trees or on poles to ...