Purple Martin Links

Societies

• The Nature Society, Purple Martin Junction, Griggsville, IL 62340 : Phone 217-833-2323
  For over 30 years ... "The voice of the Purple Martin"
• The Purple Martin Conservation Association has a very complete martin catalog.
• The Conservancy Purple Martin Society, 3090 55th Terrace, S.W., Naples, FL 34116-8034
• The Alamo Area Purple Martin Association
• Purple Martin Society, 8921 Royal Drive, Burr Ridge IL. 60521-8332
• The National Audabon Society

Some Additional Purple Martin Links

• Chuck's Purple Martin Page by Chuck Abare - My site is devoted to all aspects of the hobby of keeping purple martins. I have placed as much information there as possible so that any and all have all the information required to erect, attract and successfully keep and enjoy a colony of purple martins.
• Danny's Purple Martin Place This Web Site was developed to promote the conservation of Purple Martins, and give information on being a responsible landlord for this beautiful species.
• Purple Martins In Texas is an interesting student project worth checking out.
• Purple Martin Forum Ken Kostka - The Purple Martin Forum is the Internet's gathering place for martin enthusiasts. The forum's primary goals are Purple Martin education and information sharing.
• The Purple Martin Society, NA by Terry Suchma
• Hirondelles Noires (Progne Subis) Pour mieux connaître l'hirondelle noire; des photos, des sons (Aubade ou Dawnsong) et même un vidéo!
• L'Association des Amateurs d'Hirondelles du Québec
• Purple Martin Pictures by Joe Dellinger
• Purple Martin Basics
• Paxont's Purple Martin Paradise

The Purple Martin Web Ring is a very potential source of information on all aspects of the martin and the martin landlord. Among the ring members can be found personal, group, and commercial web sites aimed at you, the person interested in purple martins.

Maps

• BBS Summer Distribution Map, 1994 - 2003 "Counts on a typical 2.5 hour bird walk along a country road". You may find this BBS Trend Map, 1966 - 2003 to be very surprising.
(2003 maps are latest avlailable as of 3/14/2006.)
• Purple Martin Range Map. A map Ranges of North American Breeding Birds produced by the Northern Prairie Science Center (NPSC), located near Jamestown, North Dakota, is one of many science centers operated by the NBII Bird Conservation Node, sponsored by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Some More Good Bird Links

Here are some more general birding links that I like:

• The Wildlife Rehabilitation Directory
• Bird Conservation Region Assessment Scores You click on a region of the map to view the scores for a large number of birds. Purple martins are #1515 in this list.
• The Mining Company Christine Tarski
• The Aviary Christine Tarski