Males are green with brownish-purple wings and a purple rump ... broods per season. The mother bird does most of the feeding of the baby swallows, but the father helps, too.

Purple martins are returning from South America. The first "scouts" have been spotted in Michigan. What to know.

Multicolored birds were developed over centuries of ... Adult male: metallic green and purple iridescence on the neck and breast; iris orange to red; orbital skin blue-gray; bill grayish black ...

Juvenile: similar to adults, but green and purple are replaced with brownish ... Winter: tidal flats to interior mountains. A few birds in southern California, but most from Mexico south to ...