The Purple Martin Site
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Where to Find Purple Martins

Don't open up your purple martin house until they are about to arrive. You can predict when that will be.

They say not to open up the martin house until there are purple martins. Well, how can you know when the martins will arrive? Here are some answers. The color bands across the map below are an indication of when you might expect to see the first martins in your area.

This is the Eastern Purple Martin's Range

This map was adapted with permission from The Nature Society News. The data only covers Eastern North America. If you can provide more information or corrections, please contact me.


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