Purple Martins

Aggressive tweets tout the strength and virility of the flock as these little birds mix, mingle, and sometimes battle it out for prime space along the perch. Keenly aware of their surroundings, the undertones of urban mechanization are an important reminder that their human neighbors are always close by. The Purple Martin is the largest North American swallow. Their breeding habitat is open areas across eastern North America, and also some locations on the west coast from British Columbia to Mexico. They are known for expert arial acrobats, often seen making a nose dive toward the ground before swooping away at the last second. The Purple Martin migrates to the Amazon basin in winter.