In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first Purple Martins of the year have been spotted in Tennessee. The birds were seen on Feb. 4 in Hornbeak by a Purple Martin enthusiast – one of many ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Every summer in Nashville, the city experiences a phenomenon of nature like none other. The purple martins return to their roosts at sunset between the months of July and ...

This video shows hundreds of thousands of purple martins swarming throughout downtown Nashville, Tennessee, last summer. Each night for several weeks, onlookers gathered in the Tennessee Titans ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tens of thousands of Purple Martins have landed in Nashville as they migrate from as far north as Canada all the way to South America. “The sky is just absolutely full of ...

Tony Davis Aug 3, 2024 Aug 3, 2024 Updated Sep 8, 2025 A small, iridescent, purple-tinged bird darted from Joe Siegrist’s just-unclasped hands, and quickly flew out of human view. “Ooh!” an onlooker ...

Wonder why your neighbor is hanging gourds up? Or why there appears to be an undulating donut on the weather radar? The answer to both is the purple martin. The largest swallow in North America, male ...