Portage Lakes Purple Martin Association is Celebrating 25 Years in 2025!

The Portage Lakes Purple Martin Association is an organization dedicated to helping the Purple Martins feed, breed, and interact with the environment to the best of their bird ability.

We have a number of activities and lectures through the year. We welcome you to join us help us educate the public about the Purple Martins. Help us teach how these birds contribute to the Portage Lakes ecology through school education days, Martinfest, Adopt-a-Nest and Twilight Boat Rides. 

PLPMA ADOPT A NEST in 2025!
$25 = One Purple Martin Nest
$60 = Three(3) Nests

PLX Purple Martin Association
Please Select Your Nest Choice:

Our Purple Martins want to be adopted by YOU!

We’ll randomly assign you a specific nest at our State Mill Park site. You can win FUN prizes for things like First Nest With an Egg, Most Eggs in a Nest & more.

Check your nest & feed the birds every Sunday at 2:00.

CLICK HERE TO ADOPT YOUR NEST TODAY!

Next PLPMA Meeting:
Tuesday, May 13th @ 6:30p
Kiwanis Civic Center

Your membership and donations help us cover the cost of keeping our nesting sites in good shape, supplemental feeding and maintenance of our boats. 

Portage Lakes Advisory Council

We’re happy to have these aerial acrobats in Portage Lakes, Ohio and do our best to make them feel welcome.

Portage Lakes Purple Martins Association

Limited Edition

Only available in 2025! The Portage Lakes Purple Martins Association was founded in 2000. We appreciate your support

Sizes for Everyone

25th Anniversary Shirts are available in sizes from extra small (XS) all the way up to 4XL ($5 additional for sizes 2X, 3X, 4X)

Order shirts Now at:

Bling It On Apparel - Click Here

Blimp City Bike & Hike has stepped up and one of our bird fans will be drawn to ride away on this brand new Magnum Premier Electric Bike. For more details and info on how to buy raffle tickets, call Kay Lukac @ 330-283-5771.

Click to call Kay Lukac for bike raffle tickets
Portage Lakes Purple Martins 25th Anniversary

We are the purple martin capital of ohio with over 600 nests along the lakeshore!

PLX Purple Martins - Eric Tilson Photography

Want To Volunteeer?
Call Kay Lukac at 330-283-5771

You may also mail your membership fees and donations by check to:

Portage Lakes Purple Martin Association
P.O. Box 19197 | Akron, OH 44319

How To Feed Purple Martins

Purple Martin Scrambled Egg Recipe

Thank You For Your Support of the Portage Lakes Purple Martin Association!