Purple Martin Range Map
Purple Martins breed from southwestern British Columbia south to Baja California; and from northeastern and east-central British Columbia and central Alberta to southern Ontario and New Brunswick south to Mexico, the Gulf Coast, and southern Florida, and west to eastern Idaho and central Utah. Local in the Rocky Mountains but avoids most other mountainous areas. Winters in South America, casually in Florida. Purple Martins inhabit open and cut over woodlands, open grassy river valleys, meadows around pools, shores of lakes, marsh edges, agricultural lands, saguaro deserts, parks and towns. Prefers habitats near open water. In the East, breeds almost exclusively in artificial colonial purple martin houses; in the West, still uses woodpecker-made cavities to a large extent.

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