Melissa in the Morning: Purple Martins

Adult male Purple Martin (Progne subis) in flight at Brazoria County, Texas, USA.

Melissa in the Morning: Purple Martins

There are a lot of bird lovers in Connecticut and today, we learned about the latest bird success story. Purple Martins are thriving this summer at 5 Connecticut Audubon locations; approximately 140 pairs are raising as many as 500 hatchlings! Tom Anderson, Director of Communications at CT Audubon, says it’s been an unusually great year for hatchling numbers. We found out why.

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