Purple Martin colony, Ulster County - 22nd June

A long overdue trip was to the Purple Martin colony at a private house about an hour north of me. The site is called Paradeis Lane. The site comprises several different types of nest box including multi-level boxes and individual 'gourds'. Apparently gourds were put up by Native Americans as nest boxes, but I'm not sure what they got out of it. Maybe they just liked Purple Martins?

Female Purple Martin...

...could be a juvenile...

Definitely a male!