For the love of birds

For the love of birds

WORTHINGTON — While contractors build houses, woodworkers build condos — for birds. At least that’s what Terry Bramel and Greg Wallace, a pair of local woodworking hobbyists and bird enthusiasts, did to busy themselves last winter. The two, along with another friend, constructed seven 14-unit condos to attract purple martins, the largest of the sparrow species. Males have dark blue, glossy-like feathers with black wings, while the female is most…