Martin Bird House

"This book is a convenient, one-stop source for scads of martin information and will make informative and pleasing reading for all of [the public] who are attracted to martins, including martin 'landlords.'"--William J. Graber III, past vice president, American Birding Association, and past president, Texas Ornithological Society and The Nature Conservancy of TexasOne of the surest harbingers of spring is the return of Purple Martins to the houses that people put up across the United States to attract these companionable birds. The bustle of courting, rearing nestlings, and fledging young martins fills the summer months, until approaching autumn lures the martins to their winter range in South America. Then human landlords refurbish their martin houses and wait for another round of this much-anticipated yearly cycle. Robin Doughty and Rob Fergus here present a concise natural history of the bird and its centuries-long companionship with people. They discuss the martin's scientific classification and names, its migration and range, and its family life. They relate stories of how Native Americans and European colonists attracted Purple Martins and how Americans throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries helped martins survive the loss of natural nesting sites by providing houses for them. The authors also describe how whole communities have become centers for martin promotion and detail the many organizations and resources in print and on the Internet through which martin fans can communicate with each other and learn more about attracting and housing the birds.

Copiously illustrated with maps, line drawings, and full-color photographs, each of these large-format (8 1/2 x 10 7/8) paperback books contains the essential information that backyard nature enthusiasts want and need -- to attract, identify, and understand birds and butterflies, and to grow and identify beautiful wildflowers at home.

House Martin - The House Martin (Delichon urbica) is a migratory passerine of the family Hiruninidae.

Martin House - Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), perhaps the most famous architect of the United States, designed the Darwin D. Martin House Complex between 1903 and 1905.

Little Swift - The Little Swift (Apus affinis), or House Swift, is a small bird, superficially similar to a Barn Swallow or House Martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the order Apodiformes.

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Year Crossbills, birding Birding the Great scripted to the magical Scottish island of Islay, to discover how birds survive the worst types of winter weather. Species Seen: Arctic Tern, Guillemot, Razorbill, Puffin, Whitethroat, Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper and Knot. Species Seen: Avocets, Stone Curlew, Sand Martins, baby Tawny Owls, Dawn Chorus (Tits, Treecreeper, Finches, Wren), Reed and Sedge Warblers, Nightingale, Spoonbill, Bittern, Marsh Harrier and Common Cranes. Species Seen: Great Crested Grebe, Moorhen, Coot, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Tree Sparrow, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Swallow, Sand Martin, and House Martin. Bill visits the Farne Islands, via Yorkshire, to North Norfolk, in search of migrating birds. Series 2: 1998 Originally Broadcast Fridays 11 May - 8 June 1998. Bill takes wife Laura and daughter Rosie to Florida, where they can enjoy the sights while he birdwatches to his heart's content. Minsmere in Early May A day in the hide or on the east coast. 1. Shetland Species Seen: Guillemot, Razorbill, Puffin, Whitethroat, Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper and Knot. Species Seen: Tits (Blue, Great and Coal), Rock Doves, Canada Geese, Barnacle Geese, Snow Buntings, Chough, Golden Eagle, Greenland White-fronted Geese December and January sees the arrival of millions of birds from the north and east, taking advantage of the year that any keen enthusiast should visit Species Seen: Guillemot, Razorbill, Puffin, Black Guillemot, Kittiwake, Fulmar, Gannet, Shag, Great Skuas, Arctic Skuas,... 6. Oddie: "If you asked me where I would go to see the biggest number of different species of birds, in Britain, in one day, I'd say Minsmere, in Suffolk, in early May. And that's exactly where I am!" Birding with Bill Oddie Birding with Bill Oddie was only loosely scripted martin bird house.