Rebecca Dzombak

Rebecca Dzombak

Rehoming Seattle’s Purple Martins

Washington State balances critical coastal remediation projects with conserving a beloved, vulnerable bird

By Rebecca Dzombak April 30, 2025

In this story: birds, conservation, hiking, science

Two purple martins are sitting on makeshift wooden bird boxes (labeled 14 and 15) attached to a piling, and two birds are flying nearby against a blue sky.