Attracting Purple Martins

In-Person Conservation and Stewardship Class

Two purple martin houses, featuring white birdhouses on top of a tall white pole.

Saturday, November 2, 2024
2:00–3:30 pm

Fee: $39

Fee for Innovators, Gardens Preferred, and Gardens Premium Members: $35

Fee includes all-day admission to the Gardens on the day of the class.

Registrations may be cancelled up to two weeks before the event, and your registration fee, less a $30 processing fee, will be refunded.

To notify us of your cancellation, email us or call 610-388-5454.

Registration Closed

Join us for an afternoon learning about the fascinating purple martin—the largest North American bird in the swallow family.

In this lecture and Q&A, you’ll learn about Longwood’s very own purple martin colony, and how we have arranged and maintained our colony gourds to attract purple martins. Participants will leave with a pre-drilled gourd and instructions from instructor Joel Martin on how to hang and care for it at home.