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Attracting Purple Martins In South Florida Roger L. Hammer Naturalist Metro Dade County Park & Recreation Department Natural Areas Management 22288 Southwest 137 Avenue Miami, Florida 33178 Of all the birds that migrate to South Florida to nest, the purple martin is one of the easiest to attract to your yard. They usually begin arriving here in mid to late January and begin nesting in March. Young are generally fledged by June, and by early August they are off on their trans-Gulf flight to Brazil. Martins will occupy a wide range of man-made structures, including commercial signs, street lights and traffic signals. To attract a nesting colony to your yard, you simply need to meet their basic needs and have a little patience. These gregarious birds once relied solely on natural tree cavities and woodpecker holes for nest sites but, because of the extensive destruction of forests across North America, and our reluctance to leave dead trees...

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