Black birds. Good or bad? Depending on which black bird species, your answer could be yes or no … or something in between. First of all, we have to get the nomenclature straightened out so we can make ...

Although the Northern Mockingbird seems to have the most recognized reputation as a sound mimic among the songbirds, there are other songbirds (not parrots) with more expansive repertoires and several ...

If I were introduced by a famous person at one of my programs, I would keep that story going for as long as possible. As the ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Thick chattering flocks of European starlings are a common sight in South Florida this time of year, products of a Shakespeare fan’s long-ago folly but a hint that ...

During summer, the European starling has a yellow beak and a glossy black body with iridescence. Photo by Rhododentrites (creativecommons.org/licenses) Species ...

SALT LAKE CITY - The next time the sky darkens with a flock of noisy unwelcome starlings, blame Shakespeare -- or, better yet, a few of his strangest fans. Had the Bard not mentioned the starling in ...

SANTA CRUZ — A murmuration of European starlings pulsates over houses on Quarry Lane in Santa Cruz as the sky is painted in ...

As starling numbers fall to record lows in the UK, gardeners have been urged to feed them four specific food scraps to help them thrive. According to the 2025 RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, fewer ...

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KGO) -- If you have driven through Marin County in the past three weeks, you may have seen a spectacular sight in the sky -- thousands of starlings involved in murmurations. The ...

Residents of eastern Australia are familiar with one example of this phenomenon: the common starling, Drive reported. The common starling was intentionally brought to Australia in the 1850s in the ...