Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Harahan court has ruled that birds nesting in houses set up in a family's backyard are causing a nuisance for neighbors — and ...

A longtime bird enthusiast’s backyard colony has sparked a feud over droppings, ordinances, and neighborhood tensions, with supporters planning to wear purple as the case is heard Wednesday. It's a ...

As part of their annual migration to South America, purple martins from across the region are putting on a nightly show just ...

If you see black and purple birds flitting about your yard this spring, you may be witnessing the return of purple martins to Michigan. Purple martins arrived in Michigan on March 31, sighted in ...

We’re in the full flush of spring. Here on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, signs of renewal abound, including winged arrivals from Espírito Santo, Brazil: the ravenous and ...

The large swallows have nested alongside human settlements for centuries. Now, the birds’ breeding success depends on caretakers who are beginning to age out of the role Purple martins are ...