[15], The human-avian relationship was in place even before the population crash in the 20th century; Cherokee were known to have hollowed out the gourds in the pre-colonial era. Purple Martin dawnsong calls new tenants – these desirable, insect-eating birds nest together and will return to the same communal house year after year. // Point speakers skyward and leave on till around noon. In the East, dark, glossy-blue males and brown females will peer from the entrances and chirp from the rooftops all summer. "Zweet" calls from a small group near a martin house. Black bill, legs and feet. The global population of this bird is estimated at 11,000,000 individuals and does not show signs of decline that would necessitate inclusion on the IUCN Red List. var scJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? Spends winters in the tropics. Purple Martin dawnsong calls new tenants – these desirable, insect-eating birds nest together and will return to the same communal house year after year. This might be related to their preference for open, non-forest habitats, and their ability to nest on human-built structures. Naturally recorded digital output represents multiple individuals, with each song set to play at naturally occurring sound levels and optimal intervals for attracting songbirds. Fledging, when the young leave the nest, occurs between 26 and 32 days after hatch day. •  Used when begging for food from parents, or when other martins approach the nest, •  Also used to alert parents that they are being harassed by predators, •  Used when escorting fledglings back to the nest, •  Used when taking fledglings out to forage, •  Used during alarm or highly aggressive situations, •  Used when predator gets too close to the nest, causing the martin to dive-bomb, •  Related to territorial defense; usually given after chasing away an intruder, •  Often given during intraspecific (same species) combat, •  Given in flight when martins fly away from a terrestrial predator, causing others to be more vigilant, •  Males use this call if they see another male attempting to copulate with his mate, •  Used in many situations including during courtship, when showing contentment, when excited, and when approaching housing, •  Sometimes used in conjunction with Zweet and Zwarck calls, •  Usually accompanied by wing and body shaking, •  Used mainly during the day but also during pre-dawn hours, •  Sometimes used in conjunction with the Cher call, •  Usually when showing higher excitement levels, •  Given both before and after copulation, •  Also performed during extra-pair copulations, •  Performed after being rejoined with his mate after being separated for a length of time, •  Heard most often during pair formation, •  Given towards other females when approaching their territory, •  Only heard near the end of the nesting season, after breeding, •  Most common after birds began feeding their young, •  Also common during roosting before migration, •  During early morning hours to attract other subadult males, and thus females to the colony site, •  Only sung after the male has established a nest, —Descriptions by Charles R. 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