Stokes Purple Martin Book
By Donald and Lillian Stokes and Justin Brown, 1997: Little, Brown and Company. Available at most bookstores. 96 pages, color photographs throughout.
Enjoying Purple Martins More
By Richard A. Wolinski, 1994: Burdwatcher’s Digest Press. Available from Birdwatcher’s Digest. 33 pages, color photographs.
Purple Martin Rehabilitation Manual
By Carlyle Rogillio, 1998: The Nature Society in conjunction with Helping Hands, Inc. Available from the Nature Society. 41 pages, black & white photographs.
My Best Nest
By Ree Dellinger, 2008: this children’s picture book with beautiful hand painted illustrations tells the story of a female Purple Martin’s first day of nest building.


