{"id":7208,"date":"2025-05-27T18:17:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T18:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/purple-martin-tours-return-to-lake-murray-starting-may-30\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T18:17:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T18:17:19","slug":"purple-martin-tours-return-to-lake-murray-starting-may-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/27\/purple-martin-tours-return-to-lake-murray-starting-may-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Purple Martin Tours Return to Lake Murray Starting May 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"241\"><strong data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"84\">LAKE MURRAY, S.C.<\/strong> &ndash; Carolina Safari Co. has announced the much-anticipated return of its Purple Martin Tours for the 2025 season, with bookings opening on May 30.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"243\" data-end=\"486\">Led by local naturalist Captain Zach Steinhauser, these pontoon boat tours offer a front-row seat to witness the largest purple martin roost in North America&mdash;a breathtaking natural event that takes place on Lake Murray each summer.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"834\">Each evening from July through August, as many as 500,000 purple martins from across the Southeast gather at a Lake Murray island to roost, creating a mesmerizing aerial display at sunset. According to Steinhauser, &ldquo;This gathering is one giant party for the birds as they prepare for their migration to places like the Amazon Rainforest.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"836\" data-end=\"1033\">Steinhauser, who has studied the migratory songbird extensively in both the U.S. and Brazil, has been featured in publications such as <em data-start=\"975\" data-end=\"997\">Living Bird Magazine<\/em>, <em data-start=\"999\" data-end=\"1013\">Garden &amp; Gun<\/em>, and on WIS-TV.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1135\">Tours run Tuesday through Sunday evenings, timed to the spectacular return of the birds at dusk.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1229\"><strong data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1165\">Reservations open May 30<\/strong> at <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.CarolinaSafariCo.com\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"1169\" data-end=\"1228\">www.CarolinaSafariCo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAKE MURRAY, S.C. &ndash; Carolina Safari Co. has announced the much-anticipated return of its Purple Martin Tours for the 2025 season, with bookings opening on May 30. 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