Martins help people by eating ants, flies, beetles, mosquitoes, and other winged insect pests. In New England, English sparrows and starlings have driven most of the martins from their homes.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Martin Birds
Martin is the name of several birds in the swallow family. The purple martin is the best known martin in North America. It is about 8 inches long. The male is a dark purplish-blue color. The birds migrate to Central and South America in the winter. They have been seen in summer as far north as the Saskatchewan Valley in Canada. Purple martins nest in colonies. They originally built their nests in holes in dead trees, but they now nest primarily in large, multi-roomed birdhouses built for them. Martins will return to the same birdhouse year after year. The female lays from three to eight white eggs.
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