| Common Name: | Martin, Purple | | Scientific Name: | Progne subis | | Family: | Hirundinidae (Swallows) | | Area: | Tenmile Lakes County Boat Ramp, Oregon | | Date: | April 20, 2013 | 
Purple Martins are well know to prefer colonial nesting. Here a female (top) and a male (lower) discuss moving into a new apartment soon after arriving from their long migration from South America. | | Reference: | National Geographic Guide to the Birds of Western North America by Dunn & Alderfer |
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