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Starlings and Eagles

October 11, 2013 by Carrie 1 Comment

It required a bit of an ethical adjustment. Here I was, sitting patiently in a blind, watching a tethered European Starling on a string....

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Birds Nesting In Siding

June 12, 2013 by Birdchick 2 Comments

There’s an apartment building just across the alley from mine. It’s a real…”fixer upper” to say the least. It’s been...

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We Got the Wrong Starling

February 5, 2013 by Nate 3 Comments

“Nay, I’ll have a starling shall be taught to speak nothing but ‘Mortimer,’”: – Henry IV, Part 1 And with that line from the...

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Starlings Rise In Some Areas, Fall In Others

July 25, 2012 by Birdchick No Comments

Throughout most of North America, European Starling is a four letter word. There are groups dedicated to species like Eastern Bluebirds and Purple Martins...

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Harley the Starley

June 15, 2012 by Suzie 32 Comments

One day my wildlife rehabilitator friend Marilyn brought me a black shoebox decorated with 6 or 8 quarter-sized holes. Energetically sticking his head out,...

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The Ubiquitous European Starling: The Bird We Love to Hate

June 6, 2012 by Larry 7 Comments

Everyone probably knows the story of how the European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) came to the shores of America during the 19th century, but for...

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Tanzanian Starlings, Shrikes, and Weavers (Part 1)

January 6, 2012 by Walter 4 Comments

SUPER STARLINGS Tanzania plays host to a wide variety of Starlings, over twenty species in fact. In California we have the feisty intelligent generalist...

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