🏡 Were your Purple Martin houses and gourds full this nesting season? Or are you a hoping to start a new Purple Martin colony for next year? Now is the perfect time to plan any housing changes or additions for next year! 💻 Have questions on when and how to choose housing? Visit our website. www.purplemartin.org/housingchange/ 🛒 Every purchase supports critical conservation work! Shop for Purple Martin housing and so much more at our online store. www.purplemartin.org/shop/ #PurpleMartin #Bird

We’re flying into our purple martin chick checkups at EPCOT! ✈️ 🐥 ✨ Our Disney conservationists are “im-peck-able" at studying purple martins from a young age, and we strive to be “egg-ceptional” leaders in supporting this migratory species.🐣 #Didyouknow the purple martins fly more than 3,000 miles from South America every year and will spend up to half the year at Walt Disney World Resort? 🌎 “Chick” out more of our magical moments with our team and the animals in their care on “Magic of Disn

While Purple Martins are a distinctive bird, there are other species that are commonly mistaken for Purple Martins. Some species have similar plumages, while others have similar flying styles. This video will introduce you to a few of our most common "imposters" or look-alikes. #PurpleMartins #Birds #Conservation #Education #TreeSwallow #BarnSwallow #CliffSwallow #RoughWingedSwallow #ChimneySwift #EuropeanStarling | Purple Martin Conservation Association