Stokes Purple Martin Book: The Complete Guide to Attracting and Housing Purple Martins (Stokes Nature Guides Series)
Copiously illustrated with maps, line drawings, and full-color photographs, this large paperback books contains the essential information that backyard nature enthusiasts want and need — to attract, identify, and understand purple martins to their backyard.\ \ With their affinity for birdhouses, glistening purple plumage, and appetite for flying insects, Purple Martins are America's most wanted birds. Now Donald and Lillian Stokes at last give bird lovers all the...
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Copiously illustrated with maps, line drawings, and full-color photographs, this large paperback books contains the essential information that backyard nature enthusiasts want and need — to attract, identify, and understand purple martins to their backyard.
IntroductionThe Joys of Purple Martins6Purple Martin Basics8Successfully Attracting Martins12Choosing Purple Martin Housing18Spring Arrival24What and How Do Purple Martins Eat?28Territory and Courtship30Purple Martin Language34Nest Building38Egg Laying and Incubation44Nestling Phase46Leaving the Nest52What Happens After Breeding?56Monitoring Your Colony60Dealing with Competitors66Dealing with Predators70Controlling Parasites76Adverse Weather and Martins80Innovations to Your Colony82Western Purple Martins88The History of Purple Martin Colonies90Resources92Nest Record Chart96
