Purple Martin

Progne subis

 (L 8" WS 18" Wt 2 oz)

female

When the martins come, can
summer be far behind?

 (Life Histories of Familiar North
American Birds)

Largest No. Amer. swallow...aerial acrobats
getting all their food and water in flight.

Beaver Dam, Wisc

25May07

Jarvis Bird Sanctuary

Chicago Lakefront

26Jul08

a happy
family