The Desert Purple Martin (Progne subis hesperia) is a distinct subspecies that is very different from the familiar Purple Martins of the eastern USA. The Desert Purple Martin times its nesting to monsoon abundance and nests exclusively in saguaros in Arizona and cardons in Mexico. Learn about recent discoveries in their nesting, migration and wintering grounds in Brazil. We’ll talk about the technology that revealed the previously unknown details of their yearly cycle with lots of photos, videos and amusing stories of field research mishaps. (Limit of 100)
Image by Henry T McLin