The Birds & The Bees

I have been a busy purple martin landlord lately and not in a good way.  Between erecting owl guards and preparing for my presentation at th...

While out watching over my purple martin colony last weekend, I carried my video camera around with me.  As I listened to the frogs in our s...

Since I have started mentoring purple martin landlords in Missouri, there are two questions I'm frequently asked; 1) "what is the m...

The Missouri Department of Conservation has asked me to give a purple martin workshop next Tuesday, May 13th.  They have now opened registr...

As I stood on my porch this morning, I noticed a flurry of activity on the poplar trees.  As the weather has warmed significantly this week,...

As I sat outside yesterday morning, reading the bands on my returning purple martins, my husband came out to tell me my sister had called....

It has only been in the mid-40s during the day and low to mid-30s during the night here for a few days.  My martins have been trained to tak...