| 单词 | starling |
| 例句 | People telephone the branch office to request an installation, or to complain about ghost signals, interference, starlings on the wires, and out goes Volkheimer. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A starling trapped in the house flew up the stairs to the second floor. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Lord Asriel had seen the billion-strong flocks of blue starlings that wheeled at sunset around the palace of the Emperor K’ang-Po, but he had never seen so vast a multitude in all his life. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The trail was damp under Nhamo’s bare feet, and the forest was full of glossy starlings with dark blue-green feathers and orange eyes. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the small town of Donovan the robins had been wiped out, as had the grackles, starlings, and brown thrashers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Mary was impressed by the discipline of the sailors: they tacked so swiftly, the sails moving together like a flock of starlings, all changing direction simultaneously. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It’s fall, and starlings fly in great pulsing swarms above the city. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “But he didn’t cry, no indeed. He just popped his fingers into his mouth, the brave little starling. Of course, some of the potion was still there, and he swallowed it.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z There were trained monkeys and clever starlings that had been taught to talk. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Milkman did not speak; he watched her long fingers travel up her dress, to rest like the wing of a starling on her face. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Crying fit to kill themselves! Why, a starling in the egg’s got more sense. Look at them!” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z A bold starling swooped and grabbed some of the browning grass that had been its hair. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was like being a member of a band of starlings, or of roosting rooks. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A flock of starlings passed overhead, chattering and whistling, and a liquid dropping fell into the grass among the little group, but none moved or startled. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Screamer landed on a telephone pole, then skimmed the meadow, scaring the starlings into the air. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Her husband had been killed the previous spring in a battle with some starlings. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Then one night when I went down to spy, they were gone, vanished like starlings from a tree. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z On a late June day when the cliff side was green and yellow with chickweed, Chup caught a passing starling on the wing. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A few robins, starlings, and blackbirds were still scavenging. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood back up; the quotes fluttered with her motion, a flock of starlings. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Outside the castle, the starlings and green plover searched anxiously in the stiff grass. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A cloud of tiny dunlin, more compact than starlings, turned in the air with the noise of a train. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a nest of starlings overhead, the hatchlings not two days old. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z A murmuration of starlings swirls on the air current. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z First, she thought, a snack Shoving her scrying device into her pocket, Sister Ignatia climbed up to the branch with the starling nest. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z She pointed out starlings perched on the telephone wires. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Tom was moving about the room whistling like a starling. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A flock of starlings swarmed past him, fanning out and coming back together. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z Instead, there’s a hole in the ceiling, and then in the roof; a crane, a backpack, a flock of starlings that flies all around her in the sky. The Screening Room: “The Kármán Line” 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Facebook Twitter Pinterest The ferry to Oyster Island in Vanuatu’s only marine park Back at Barrier I hit the beach for a sunset swim, watching scores of starlings swoop over the eau-de-nil ocean. Vanuatu's Espiritu Santo, where paradise is a leaky canoe without a paddle 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Those on the Audubon tour saw sunbathing sparrows, robins and starlings, as the guides told anecdotes about the importance of various birds to artists over the centuries. At Mostly Mozart, a Menagerie of Bird-Related Works 2012-08-03T18:26:47Z What you won’t do, though, is realize the peculiar beauty that Jackson’s books, like starlings, possess only collectively. From Lao Tzu to Layups, 1,682 Pages of Phil Jackson 2014-04-03T15:44:55Z See’s parents, George and Kate Laws, were both alcoholics who had survived their own miserable childhoods; they reminded her of “starlings getting sucked into the jet plane of life.” Carolyn See, award-winning Southern California writer, dies at 82 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z But the deterrents don’t work very well against starlings, he said. How to repair a vintage sewing machine They are made up of thousands of starlings swirling and swooping in the air, performing aerial ballets that appear to be synchronised. Why birds of a feather flock together 2011-08-20T23:05:48Z In the final shadows of the evening, these alpine swifts are closer to my head than either starlings or bats would ever dare to come. Wings of desire: why birds captivate us 2013-07-27T07:00:07Z As we walk back through the small narrow streets of the old fishing village of Footdee, starlings gather above us in a small, bare tree. Esther Woolfson's urban nature diary 2013-02-01T10:00:02Z And not only are these rules true for starlings, she says, they are also true for other creatures such as fish. Why birds of a feather flock together 2011-08-20T23:05:48Z Another challenge came when starlings nested in the roof of the barn, requiring Firmin and Postgate to clean droppings from the set before starting the day’s work. Hand-knit alien puppets and William Shatner: the Clangers' recipe for stateside success 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z In his poem “The Writer,” one of the best things ever written about a child’s growing up, Richard Wilbur describes a starling trapped in his daughter’s room, trying to get through the window. Escape from Childhood 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z With an ornithology book stuffed into his jacket pocket, he categorises people into species of bird and keeps reality at bay by sketching finches, starlings and ravens. King Crow by Michael Stewart ? review 2011-07-22T21:55:04Z “No one wants to be responsible for an avian version of kudzu or, sticking to birds, starlings.” “De-extinction” could spawn birth of hybrid species 2013-03-28T15:52:00Z Because of the egg's slight size and matte shell, we decide it has to be either a starling or an Eastern bluebird. A Mother’s Day scream into the void 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z If people do not like squawking, flocking starlings that chew up the landscape, what will they think when a rain of pigeon droppings starts falling on them? “De-extinction” could spawn birth of hybrid species 2013-03-28T15:52:00Z I recognize crows, except when they look like starlings. A Love-Hate Relationship With Birds 2010-04-29T18:30:00Z He had positioned the decoys on “Split-Rocker” to scare off the starlings, which had begun to build nests and were pulling plants out of their sockets. At 37 feet tall, Jeff Koons’s flower-draped ‘Split-Rocker’ demands a whole lotta love 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z I thought the same thing, for a moment, in the movie theatre, watching dollars fly like starlings under the strobe lights. The Music of “Hustlers” and the Soaring, Stupid National Mood Circa 2008 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Much of it can be identified, often with the naked eye: police helicopters, prop planes, ravens and starlings and eagles, runaway pink and blue latex balloons from gender-reveal parties. There’s a ton of crap in the sky we haven’t shot down (yet) 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z At one point, Jonah watches a documentary about the European starling, and how it wreaked havoc upon its introduction to North America. ‘Ozark’ on Netflix: This Lake Has Hidden Depths 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z For a few hours in the backcountry of social media, miscellaneous facts surge and swirl and billow in unison, like clouds of starlings disappearing and reforming in an empty winter sky. The Record Keepers’ Rave 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Four speakers elevated on poles surround visitors with the sound of a flock of starlings, which unfortunately is hard to distinguish from the roar of vehicular traffic just outside the park. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Ms. Mori’s creations look like chimerical species — hybrids of barnacles and cumulus clouds, a baobab and a weeping willow, a waterlily and fiddlehead ferns, sea urchin spines and a swarm of starlings. Art Rooted in Nature Blooms at TEFAF 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Her character was a brunette starling named Suzy Doolittle, because … of course. The Unsinkable Debbie Reynolds 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z There is a sense of starlings mysteriously gathering or shoals of fish somehow darting in the same direction without any obvious leader. Tino Sehgal: These Associations – review 2012-07-28T23:05:31Z For 15 minutes every hour a runner uses the treadmill, which activates the tank’s treads, creating an unholy racket that evokes a huge flock of metal starlings. Art Review: Artists Decorate Palazzos, and Vice Versa 2011-06-08T22:24:39Z Another film in the barn shows Californian starlings gathering for their annual migration to south America: they swirl in a bizarre Brownian motion as they prepare to set off. Beam me up, Site festival: Conquistador heads for the rafters 2012-05-21T15:20:06Z “The biggest challenge this year has been the starling infestation,” Ryan said. At 37 feet tall, Jeff Koons’s flower-draped ‘Split-Rocker’ demands a whole lotta love 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Inside the 130-year-old barn, starlings chirped in the rafters while a half-dozen horses peered over their stall doors at a half-dozen visitors, plus several horse owners. ‘We’re like their grandparents’: When retired people hang out with retired racehorses 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Obscure collective nouns for animals include a “kindle of kittens,” a “murmuration of starlings” and a “WTF of platypuses.” Style Invitational Week 1314: Bill Us Now — our ‘joint legislation’ contest 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z In America, like starlings brought over by a Shakespeare fan. "Jurassic World: Dominion” is not a movie. It's a museum 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z The chapter Pietsch chose to put first contains this radiant catalog of the contents of a field by a highway: An arrow of starlings fired from the windbreak's thatch. Unfinished Business 2011-03-31T11:15:00Z The title points to the intricate flocking patterns of starlings, yet while Mr. Whitley’s choreography morphs analogously, it fails to mesmerize. Review: BalletBoyz Get Ready to Rumble 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z The air was alive with the twittering and chirping of starlings, quail, sparrows and other species. The Azores: An untamed island paradise only a few hours by air from North America 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z It was a starling, mortally wounded but not dead. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: What’s for dinner? Ask the neighborhood cat. 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z “We want some!” they yell, jumping up and down, mouths open like the baby starlings that took nest in my backyard’s bamboo last year. Motherlode: Breaking the Family Sugar Habit 2011-04-06T15:45:39Z On a recent Thursday afternoon, the actress Keri Russell paused in a corner of Brooklyn Bridge Park to admire a starling. In ‘The Diplomat,’ Keri Russell Shows Her Good Side 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z In prime time, CBS is the king - sometimes to starling levels. Brian Williams' newscast outdraws NBC prime time 2011-11-22T20:05:11Z As he practiced on his twin Yamaha pianos, he got daily inspiration from a one-legged starling that emerged outside his home in Bloomington. André Watts, Pioneering Piano Virtuoso, Dies at 77 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z About once a week there’s a starling that lands over here. Mr. Strummy-Strum Tries a Synth Sound 2010-10-15T21:14:00Z The women disembarked, a rainbow flock of young starlings full of twitchy enthusiasm who had done themselves up in their finest plumage to take on the city. ‘Battle of Versailles’: How African American models reshaped fashion 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z Mozart had a pet starling that could sing a theme from one of his piano concertos. At Mostly Mozart, a Menagerie of Bird-Related Works 2012-08-03T18:26:47Z Lilly becomes obsessed with battling an annoying starling that nests in her backyard, which becomes an unlikely mode of healing for her. New this week: ‘The Starling,’ Diddy and Billy Bob Thornton 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z But it is hard to hear the blithe joviality of Mozart’s starling or Mozart’s Papageno in the spiky, anxious birds of the 2012 . Music Review: International Contemporary Ensemble at Mostly Mozart 2012-08-13T22:44:48Z Organizers said 1,000 drones flew into the sky near The Lake, flying in a program based on the flight patterns of starlings. WATCH: Flock of 1000 drones light up the night in New York’s Central Park 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z As a result, these areas have less bird biodiversity and larger populations of synanthropic birds — species adapted to dense urban environments such as house finches and sparrows, European starlings, common pigeons and northern mockingbirds. How L.A.’s bird population is shaped by historic redlining and racist loan practices 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Conservationists are hopeful thousands of starlings could return to roost under Belfast's Albert Bridge after moves to reduce light pollution. Murmuration: Action taken to re-attract Belfast's starlings 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Who hasn't gazed at a murmuration of thousands of starlings wheeling rhythmically above their roost at dusk, and not wondered at the majesty and mystery of natural systems? Book review: A simple memoir in praise of complex science 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z At Morriston Park in Swansea, near his home, the then nine-year-old ticked off sparrows, starlings, blue tits…but surely not a ring-necked parakeet, external? Birds: How boy found exotic parakeets in Swansea park 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Examples abound of ecological disasters caused by species introduced to new areas — from Asian carp spreading through rivers and streams across the U.S., to starlings from Europe destroying crops and driving out songbirds. As climate warms, US allows moving species threatened with extinction as a last resort 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Mozart, historians recount, kept a European starling in his Vienna apartment for three years. It Rocks in the Tree Tops, but Is That Bird Making Music? 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z A murmuration is the name given to thousands of birds all swooping and diving in unison and the starlings of Belfast even appeared on BBC's Countryfile and The One Show. Murmuration: Action taken to re-attract Belfast's starlings 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Even in the middle of the city, you can find house sparrows, starlings, pigeons, peregrine falcons. How to Start Birding 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Three of them — iridescent superb starlings — quickly flew back to their habitat on their own. Lucas Museum in Los Angeles Slated to Open in 2025 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z But the birds stayed on zoo grounds, and a team of at least 12 zoo workers armed with binoculars, nets and crates has already recovered the three starlings, Dogan said. Endangered hooded vulture escapes from Bay Area zoo 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z In a letter to his father, Mozart remarked at the “lovely” and precise way in which the starling learned and repeated one of his concertos. It Rocks in the Tree Tops, but Is That Bird Making Music? 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z One of the residents of the apartments overlooking the bridge recalled his disappointment when the starlings didn't return. Murmuration: Action taken to re-attract Belfast's starlings 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Poisoning starlings and shooting feral pigs, two species that wreak havoc on ecosystems, doesn’t inspire much public outcry. ‘Hired gun’ federal agency kills 100,000 animals in WA every year 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Footage has shown the moment a flock of starlings flew in a stunning murmuration above a Leicestershire town. Stunning murmuration caught on camera 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Thousands of starlings above the Albert Bridge in Belfast may have been displaced due to light pollution, a conservationist has said. Starlings: Did light pollution ruin Belfast murmuration? 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z While there is no concrete evidence that Mozart’s starling influenced his compositions, the idea that birds affect the work of composers endures. It Rocks in the Tree Tops, but Is That Bird Making Music? 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z "We are still seeing very small numbers of starlings utilising this site in small groups," he said. Murmuration: Action taken to re-attract Belfast's starlings 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z People have been gathering in a rural town to watch thousands of starlings take flight. Mesmerising starling murmuration captured on video 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Just before sunset, there among the cupolas, starlings mass by the hundreds of thousands, performing an aerial dance. Rome’s starlings create a stunning spectacle -- and a huge mess Conservationist Conor McKinney told Good Morning Ulster that Belfast was once one of the best places in Ireland to watch a starling murmuration. Starlings: Did light pollution ruin Belfast murmuration? 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Examples include Asian carp, which have spread through rivers and streams across the United States, and starlings from Europe, which have destroyed crops and driven out songbirds. Scientists move seabirds in hopes of protecting the species 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Reporters roosted like starlings outside key Republican offices, pecking away on smartphones, starving for any nugget of news on the third consecutive day of the chamber’s paralysis. The flailing, tedious thrill of reporting on the House leadership fight 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z The starlings, taking part in what is known as a murmuration, were filmed on the edge of Tewkesbury above a garden centre close to the M5 motorway. Mesmerising starling murmuration captured on video 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z “Abundant manure,” Rome’s environmental department called it in a report on the starlings. Rome’s starlings create a stunning spectacle -- and a huge mess "Murmurations are something starlings do in really cold weather to try and stay warm. If you have milder, more temperate winters, you lose the murmurations," he said. Starlings: Did light pollution ruin Belfast murmuration? 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z The rest of the room brims with other birds in her care, including robins, baby starlings, wood ducklings, mallards and two owls — an Eastern screech and a barred. Sheida Soleimani’s Art Is for the Birds 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z As the researchers sequentially removed species from most to least threatened, toucans, hornbills, hummingbirds, and other distinctive species dropped out; similar birds—think finches and starlings—remained. The most distinctive birds are the ones most at risk of extinction 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z About the size of a starling, bee-eaters can be identified by their red backs, blue bellies and yellow throats. Bee-eaters in Norfolk 'worrying sign of climate change' 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z The contrast between the transfixing 30-minute murmuration and the subsequent mess makes for an uneasy relationship between the starlings and their chosen winter home. Rome’s starlings create a stunning spectacle -- and a huge mess Mr McKinney said studies had shown that starlings would avoid areas with lots of light for roosting. Starlings: Did light pollution ruin Belfast murmuration? 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Large flocks of starlings doing their synchronized dances across the sky stay together without constantly bumping by adjusting to one another’s subtle changes in speed, researchers have determined. News at a glance: A major marsquake, Stanford’s windfall for a climate school, and how birds keep their place in flocks 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z These speed checks also help explain why all starling flocks average about 12 meters per second, no matter how big, the researchers say. How do giant flocks of birds stay in such tight formations? 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z The sight of hundreds of starlings swooping and diving in unison at dusk is one of the wonders of nature. Scientists study secrets of starling murmurations 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z But what’s become increasingly evident, amid attempts to manage the birds, is that the starlings have more say in the matter than the people do. Rome’s starlings create a stunning spectacle -- and a huge mess "The starlings can still come back, we'd like to know what is going to be done to make this happen". Starlings: Did light pollution ruin Belfast murmuration? 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Theoretical physicist Antonio Culla from the Italian National Research Council and colleagues recorded flocks of starlings and then experimented with computer models until they came up with one whose on-screen birds behaved like real birds. News at a glance: A major marsquake, Stanford’s windfall for a climate school, and how birds keep their place in flocks 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z Bruce said he doesn’t have much love for the grackles, starlings and blackbirds that vacuum up all the seed he puts out in the winter. Perspective | Some people are irritated by the weirdest things. 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z Their mathematical model suggests starlings copy other birds' flight paths and only make small speed fluctuations. Scientists study secrets of starling murmurations 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z The starlings have been migrating here annually since the 1920s, attracted by the mild climate. Rome’s starlings create a stunning spectacle -- and a huge mess Above my head, hundreds of thousands of starlings were swirling, swooping and diving in a dramatic fashion, blackening the sky. Gazing at the ‘Black Sun’: The Transfixing Beauty of Starling Murmurations 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z A starling flaps its wings in Central Park, and around 130 years later, a woodpecker loses its nest and a dairy farmer loses their livelihood. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Scientists say a murmuration is a visual invitation to attract other starlings to join a group night roost. Perspective | Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl together in the sky? 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z The physicists analysed video footage of starling flocks ranging in size from 10 birds to 3,000 to develop a mathematical model for this flocking behaviour. Scientists study secrets of starling murmurations 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Cignini borrowed a starling from a center that rehabilitates wounded animals, brought it to his office and recorded its noise as it reacted to the stress. Rome’s starlings create a stunning spectacle -- and a huge mess Thousands of starlings were captured in a "breathtaking" whale-shaped aerial display by an amateur photographer. Lancashire starlings form swirling whale-shaped murmuration 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z And that made them wonder: What else have scientists and naturalists gotten wrong about the European starling’s narrative? The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z One theory is that spending the night together keeps the starlings warmer as they share their body heat. Perspective | Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl together in the sky? 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z Murmurations are huge groups of starlings that come together at dusk to swoop and dive across the sky before roosting for the night. Scientists study secrets of starling murmurations 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z Typically, after three days of hearing the noises in a given spot, the starlings abandon the roosting site until at least the next season. Rome’s starlings create a stunning spectacle -- and a huge mess Murmurations form when large numbers of starlings, which are now rare, fly together as they wake and before they roost during colder months. Lancashire starlings form swirling whale-shaped murmuration 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z The Shakespeare Garden — which you can still visit today — wasn’t planned until a decade after Schieffelin’s death, or 22 years after he first released starlings. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z This dilution effect might be part of the reason murmurations happen: The more starlings in the flock, the lower the risk to any one bird of being the one that gets snagged by a predator. Perspective | Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl together in the sky? 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z It's thought this offers protection from predators such as peregrine falcons, who find it hard to single out just one starling from a whirling mass of thousands. Scientists study secrets of starling murmurations 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z In the 1980s, Montemaggiori said, some Rome administrators suggested trying to expand the falcon population as a way to contend with the starlings. Rome’s starlings create a stunning spectacle -- and a huge mess He said farmers are following biosecurity protocols, going so far as to keep starling and barn swallow nests away from their barns. Chicken, turkey farmers struggle to keep birds safe from flu 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Numerous records exist of earlier European starling introductions, starting in 1872, to locations including New York City, Ohio and even as far away as Oregon. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Instead, scientists say movements are coordinated by starlings observing what others around them are doing. Perspective | Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl together in the sky? 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z "This looks like a raptor like a peregrine or hawk has been chasing a flock, like they do with murmurating starlings, and they have crashed as the flock was forced low," Broughton said. Scientists think they know why hundreds of birds mysteriously fell from the sky in Mexico 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z The murmurations work like signals to the returning birds — a way for starlings, which are highly sociable, to gather together. Rome’s starlings create a stunning spectacle -- and a huge mess The illusion happened during what is known as a murmuration, where thousands of starlings fly and swoop in clusters. Israeli photographer captures unique bird spoon image 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Some tellings of the Schieffelin starling origin story note these earlier introductions but suggest that those birds failed to survive. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Then they use computer programs to track the movements of individual starlings and create 3D models of the flock. Perspective | Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl together in the sky? 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z Lukas, Krause and their colleagues believe many other creatures may employ similarly synchronized movements in more complex systems, such as starlings dodging falcons or sardines swerving away from dolphins. Fish Do the Wave to Ward Off Predatory Birds 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z “When you see the starlings make these tight balls, that means there is a falcon next to them,” said Montemaggiori, the ornithologist. Rome’s starlings create a stunning spectacle -- and a huge mess A massive cloud of starlings darting away from a hawk that looks like swirling plume of smoke, for example. Watch fish make a shimmering wave to avoid predators 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z However, wild starlings were caught in Massachusetts in 1876, far from any of the documented introductions. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z A shape-shifting flock of thousands of starlings, called a murmuration, is amazing to see. Perspective | Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl together in the sky? 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z When a starling swooped in to investigate some seeds on a log, Daisy swatted at the TV, growling in frustration. I Can’t Give My Cat the Perfect Life. ‘TV for Cats’ Gives Her a Taste. 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z They’re part of a program, deployed throughout Rome, to disturb the starlings and prevent them from roosting where they cause the greatest annoyance. Rome’s starlings create a stunning spectacle -- and a huge mess In one document obtained by The Post, the subject line of an email from him about the project was a “murmuration of starlings.” Racists and Taliban supporters have flocked to Twitter’s new audio service after executives ignored warnings 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Likewise, there is a record of wild starlings in New Jersey in 1884. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z A murmuration can move fast — starlings fly up to 50 mph. Perspective | Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl together in the sky? 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z Just behind her right shoulder, as if poised to whisper in her ear, a shiny-feathered starling perches on a branch. Review: Hans Holbein struts his stuff at the Getty Museum 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z The noise was shrill, projecting a kind of guttural terror: It was a recording of a starling in distress. Rome’s starlings create a stunning spectacle -- and a huge mess Since time immemorial, people have witnessed groups of animals moving collectively and in unison: starlings flock, fish school, midges swarm, and heavy metal heads mosh. Behold, the Worm Blob and Its Computerized Twin 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z In 2019, Ms. Hofmeister published a study in the journal Molecular Ecology of the European starling’s genetic variation across North America. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z The European or common starling, like many birds, forms groups called flocks when foraging for food or migrating. Perspective | Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl together in the sky? 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z For its part, the starling also functions as a visual pun, a play on the name of the Norfolk village of East Harling. Review: Hans Holbein struts his stuff at the Getty Museum 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Other parts of the world have found starlings so troublesome that they’ve tried to kill them off with poison. Rome’s starlings create a stunning spectacle -- and a huge mess Each starling in a murmuration is thus linked, no matter how far apart. The Marvelous Physics of Swarming Midges 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z Dr. Miller and Ms. Fugate also take issue with the depiction of starlings as biological terrors. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z A seal that appears to be giggling, a baboon that looks like it's singing and a very angry starling - this year's finalists show animals in comedy moments snapped by photographers from around the world. Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2021 finalists revealed 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Look at the beautiful patterns that you see sometimes in D.C. in the dusk when all the starlings are swirling around to roost in the Smithsonians. Shared scooters aren’t always where you need them. A U-Md. researcher has a plan for that. 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z This photo was taken while we were watching a starling murmuration. Optical illusion of orangutan wins award 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z They are not all going in the same direction in near-perfect synchrony, nor is the degree of correlation as strong as in starlings. The Marvelous Physics of Swarming Midges 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z She added: “So do starlings affect other birds? Definitely. Are they the only ones that affect other birds? No.” The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z The house sparrow and starling introductions were the work of the American Acclimatization Society, an organization founded in 1871 whose mission was to bring species that were “useful or interesting” from Europe to North America. The Delight of Watching Birds on the Streets of New York 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Fruit-eating Micronesian starlings are one of two remaining native forest birds on Guam. These Snakes Found a New Way to Slither 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z They suspected the nocturnal snakes couldn’t move up the smooth cylinders to prey on Micronesian starlings, a species that is not endangered but is dwindling on Guam. Invasive snakes move their bodies like lassos, a totally new mode of locomotion 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z The potential benefits of swarming are evident in murmurations, whose synchronized twists and turns may help starlings to evade predators. The Marvelous Physics of Swarming Midges 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z The European starlings here are counted among them, actually, with an estimated decline of 49 percent over the same time frame. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z But while Schieffelin was responsible for the starlings, there’s no contemporary evidence for the Shakespeare-starling connection—it’s not mentioned in any official document from the society. The Delight of Watching Birds on the Streets of New York 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z The starling’s stroke is remarkably similar to that of puffins, murres, and other avian divers. Watch this ‘nonswimming’ bird swim like a champ, giving clues to evolution of penguins 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Footage of streets near Rome’s main train station showed dozens and dozens of birds - mostly starlings - scattered lifeless on the ground. Hundreds of birds died after NYE fireworks displays in Rome 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z Black flat sphere five degrees off the ecliptic else each month we’d see totality, normal as a door, common as a starling. Poem: We Need the Sky 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z Even on the downswing, with about 85 million animals, starlings are bound to create an impact. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Today, house sparrows and starlings are the most widespread invasive birds in the world, also deliberately introduced to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina and other locations. The Delight of Watching Birds on the Streets of New York 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Also, like puffins, the starlings used their feet to change direction, so they share another trait with diving birds. Watch this ‘nonswimming’ bird swim like a champ, giving clues to evolution of penguins 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Murmurations of starlings see huge numbers of the birds swoop and dive in unison. Dancing starling spectacle solves power cut mystery in Airth 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z With every powerful down stroke of the wings, the ends of the starlings' wishbones moved apart, thereby storing energy. Consider the wishbone: What we can learn from a Thanksgiving turkey's bones 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z The more likely scenario is that scientists don’t know enough to see the effects of starlings, said Daniel Simberloff, a biologist at the University of Tennessee. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z And if that weren’t enough, starlings also fly into aircraft and compete with native birds for nesting sites. The Delight of Watching Birds on the Streets of New York 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Their groups expand and contract like a flock of starlings depending on which player is doing what — and where. Perspective | Masters golfers won’t see the blooms, but they will really miss hearing the roars 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z In 1890, Shakespeare enthusiasts released about 60 European starlings in Central Park – the current population of hundreds of millions nationwide outcompetes native birds, destroys crops and occasionally snarls jet engines. New York fears eel effects from release of exotic species into Prospect Park lake 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z "We discovered some starlings on the golf course, I went back several times to see them," Warner said. Starlings captured on film fighting in mid-air 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z Nor do scientists know much about more subtle but no less important impacts, such as the way starlings may affect how nutrients cycle through an ecosystem, he said. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z In fact, hating starlings is often an early sign that you are now identifying as someone who knows about birds. The Delight of Watching Birds on the Streets of New York 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z I stopped and watched as weavers, glossy starlings and sunbirds swooped through the trees, catching the last rays of the sun. Covering covid-19 in Africa: 'The virus cannot stop this life and energy' 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z The starlings of the sea, pinks are voracious omnivores that outgrow and out-compete every other salmon species. New fish trap on White River can handle a million salmon a year, biggest facility in nation 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z Though the starlings, which are native to Europe, Asia and Africa, were quite noisy, the tussle was over in seconds, Warner added. Starlings captured on film fighting in mid-air 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z One factor that’s not subtle is the way European starlings descend on feedlots and dairy farms by the tens to hundreds of thousands. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z There is a great deal more avian diversity in New York City than just pigeons, house sparrows and starlings. The Delight of Watching Birds on the Streets of New York 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Was it raining, or did a large flock of starlings fly directly overhead? Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A sad picture of our state of affairs 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z It goes into some etymology of starlings and a history of Mozart, and the writer’s experiences. X's John Doe's quarantine staples: vinyl, history books and riding his pretty horses 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z "The cause of the starling decline in the U.K. is unknown." Starlings captured on film fighting in mid-air 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z While feedlots with more starlings had higher incidences of antibiotic resistant E. coli, killing more than 70 percent of the starling flock did not change how much E. coli the cows had. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z And don’t species like starlings buoy us with their resilience in the face of the sometimes absurd ugliness of a city? The Delight of Watching Birds on the Streets of New York 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Goldfinches and starling visit in large numbers to feed at the bird feeders. Wildlife through the window: what readers have spotted during lockdown 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Among her subjects are Mozart’s starling, who sang one of his early works back to him; Dürer’s rhinoceros, immortalized in a woodcut; and Darwin’s lovesick tortoise. 21 new and classic books to keep you in touch with the natural world 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z The starling was taken to East Winch Wildlife Centre where its health is being monitored. Trapped starling rescued from drain cover 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z It’s also unclear if starlings are bringing microbes into the feedlots or simply spreading microbes that are already there. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Flora and fauna stay away from the copses - caterpillars don’t eat the leaves and the only birds who eat the fruit are starlings, Coyle said. Clemson professor wants to get rid of invasive tree species 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z In late May 1784, in a Viennese shop, Mozart heard a starling singing a motif strikingly similar to the allegro movement of his Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major. Letter of Recommendation: Starlings 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The raptors feed on pigeons and starlings unfortunate enough to flutter through hangar doors. Boeing’s assembly plant is shuttered amid 737 MAX crisis. Now the company has a falcon problem. 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z In 1890, a New York bird enthusiast released several dozen starlings in Central Park. Victorian efforts to export animals to new worlds failed, mostly 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z To help farmers and livestock owners, the U.S.D.A.’s Wildlife Services program helps disperse, relocate or eradicate starlings. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z More than 200 starlings were found dead on Anglesey on 11 December. Dead birds 'could have been fleeing bird of prey' 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z As one translation reads: “A little fool lies here/Whom I hold dear/A starling in the prime/of his brief time.” Letter of Recommendation: Starlings 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z “When I was young there was a variety of birds, like starlings, fluttering over the city. Nowadays I only see crows in the sky.” Poor air quality keeps schools closed in Iran’s capital 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Today, there are nearly 200 million starlings in North America. Victorian efforts to export animals to new worlds failed, mostly 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z While starlings’ impact on native birds is still debated, no one can question the effect they’ve had on American aviation. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z About 225 starlings were found dead on a lane on Anglesey on 11 December. Birds in mystery mass death 'died from trauma' 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z It’s not merely the starling’s powers of mimicry but the apparent inventiveness that so enthralls. Letter of Recommendation: Starlings 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z About 225 starlings were found with blood on their bodies on an Anglesey lane on Tuesday afternoon. Police have 'explanation' over bird deaths mystery 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The English or house sparrow, like the starling, is now among the most common North American birds. Victorian efforts to export animals to new worlds failed, mostly 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z The plane’s propellers ingested hundreds of starlings, which disturbed the engines and forced the craft to pitch left and crash nose first into the bay. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z "There are approximately 225 dead starling on the road itself and many others along the hedge on either side of the road. No starling apparent in the fields on either side, which is very strange." Hundreds of starlings found dead on Welsh road, and police aren't sure why 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Today the North American starling population is well over 200 million and counting. Letter of Recommendation: Starlings 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Around 300 starlings were discovered with blood on their bodies in a lane on Anglesey. Hundreds of dead birds found in mystery mass death 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Like American starlings and sparrows, the success of Australian camels was the exception, not the rule, of 19th-century acclimatization attempts. Victorian efforts to export animals to new worlds failed, mostly 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z But while starlings have caused plenty of wreckage to agriculture and aviation, the birds may have some admirable qualities that are typically overlooked. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z “This time of the year, the power would go out because the birds would come in, the starlings, at harvest time to eat the grapes,” he said. California enters uncharted territory: Massive blackouts, historically dangerous winds 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z It was an evolutionary duet between two seemingly disparate body parts that ensured the starling’s extraordinary success. Letter of Recommendation: Starlings 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z The British colonialists in charge hated the sound of Sydney’s birds enough to import songbirds like common starlings to soothe their tender ears. Sydney Is for the Birds. The Bigger and Bolder, the Better. 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z Even introduced species that have thrived in North America, such as starlings and house sparrows, are losing ground. Three billion North American birds have vanished since 1970, surveys show 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Dr. Simberloff, a pioneer in the field of invasion biology, said that it was a great tragedy that starlings had been introduced, but that some of the rhetoric around them is overblown. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z "Sparrows, starlings, pigeons, seagulls, crows, Canada geese and other species are quick to relocate when they see the telltale shape of a raptor looming overhead," the company added. Jersey Shore town paying $65G for falcons, owls, hawks to scare away seagulls 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z People dress in costumes to represent facets of life in the vineyards: insects like ants and grasshoppers; or pests like raisin-pecking starlings; young lovers frolicking among the vines; droughts and storms that confound winegrowers. Swiss celebrate once-in-a-generation winegrowers’ festival 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z The juvenile starlings in the tray looked small, dark and … dull. Sydney Is for the Birds. The Bigger and Bolder, the Better. 2019-09-21T04:00:00Z She had brought two of her charges, a young great horned owl and a starling, to practice flying. The Golden State Killer suspect became part of their family — and slowly revealed his violent side 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z “You see a lot of these popular papers that talk about it as one of the great scourges of North America,” Dr. Simberloff said of starlings. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z When he was 12, his sister brought home a nestful of starlings, which his mother, who loved animals, nursed to health. The Anthropocene epoch: have we entered a new phase of planetary history? 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z “I don’t mind when they hang around. They’ll scare off some of the less-desirable species, like the starlings or house sparrows.” Perspective | Noticed an invasion of blue jays? You’re not alone. We’re in a bird bonanza. 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z Of course, I would never employ extreme countermeasures to combat the starlings. Perspective | In the 1970s, the U.S. Army went to war with an unlikely foe: Starlings 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z The owl, not yet fledged, grabbed Bonnie’s shoulder as the starling launched from the top of her head and wildly into the air, only to return to the safety of the teenager’s loose hair. The Golden State Killer suspect became part of their family — and slowly revealed his violent side 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z Dr. Dolbeer, who is also an ornithologist, said he had “great admiration for starlings because they are so adaptable.” The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z People find beauty in the starling’s murmuration — those pulsating amoeba-like clouds — but that’s only because it means the birds are far away. Perspective | When it comes to highfalutin euphemisms, it’s the war of the words 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z That’s a lot of context, but drop on “Electric Gurage” “Chemin De Fer,” “Desta’s Groove” or any of the album’s 13 tracks and all that explication flies away like a flock of starlings going airborne. California Sounds: A new East Africa-inspired album from Dexter Story, and a quartet of Paisley Underground bands cover each other 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z “No starlings. No other nasty birds,” she promised. Perspective | In the 1970s, the U.S. Army went to war with an unlikely foe: Starlings 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z When the cowbirds hatch, they push the baby starlings from the nests, and the mother starling is left to raise the young cowbirds. Ronald Goodbread, magistrate judge with Southern colloquial style, dies at 73 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z He’s also fascinated by the way starlings can intermingle and even roost with native species, such as red-winged blackbirds. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Speaking of feathers, a flock of starlings has decided to move into our neighborhood, in the trees around our house. Perspective | When it comes to highfalutin euphemisms, it’s the war of the words 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Despite this, starling numbers are a fraction of what they used to be. Garden bird winners and losers over 40 years 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Like starlings they were, Black ones, brown ones, pale, pale beige, ‘She Pulled Out a Sheet of Santa Claus Stamps and Put It in Front of Me’ 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Officials say a bald eagle, red-tailed hawk and dozens of red-winged blackbirds and European starlings were found dead in a field in Hillsboro earlier this week. Authorities investigating mass bird death in Hillsboro 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z Dr. Simberloff said his daughter rescued a starling and raised it up from a chick. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z The Latin name for the European starling is Sturnus vulgaris, and there is definitely something vulgar about this invasive species. Perspective | When it comes to highfalutin euphemisms, it’s the war of the words 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z This week’s gallery includes a flock of starlings in Milan, Italy; a traditional Papua New Guinean performer at an international conference; and an aerial photo of homes destroyed by wildfires in California. AP PHOTOS: A selection of pictures from the past week 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z Like the starling, Hughes had to be cosseted and cared for. Sylvia Plath’s Last Letters 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z He said he first thought it was a woodpecker or a juvenile magpie until he contacted the RSPB, which confirmed it was a rose-coloured starling. Twitchers flock to man's home to see bird 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z The 2003 paper on starling dominance found three species of woodpeckers experienced population increases since the European birds arrived, although it does not make a case for causation. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z I’ve written before about the starling and its unpleasant history in Washington. Perspective | When it comes to highfalutin euphemisms, it’s the war of the words 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z From a radar video shared by the Pentagon, the drones look like a flock of migrating starlings. Will There Be a Ban on Killer Robots? 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z A baby starling that she and Hughes rescued and fed “raw ground steak,” worms, and milk ends up “sickened, choking & pathetically chirping,” so they killed it. Sylvia Plath’s Last Letters 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z Female starlings, inadvertently exposed to Prozac, are getting rejected by male birds, study finds. These songbirds impale their prey in a ghoulish hunting technique 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z And while his research has made the Shakespearean starling legend seem well and truly dead, the question of how to view the European starling these days seems very much to depend on whom you ask. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z In the 1920s, so many starlings swarmed the District Building that the city tried fire hoses and floodlights to roust them. Perspective | When it comes to highfalutin euphemisms, it’s the war of the words 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z In a large flock of starlings, each bird knows when and where to swoop, and in what direction as they swirl in a synchronized dance. It’s time for Christians to come together, embrace call of unity 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z A species with a taste for pigeons, bats, starlings and sometimes other sea gulls, the Larus michahellis protects its territory like a local heavy. When in Rome, Sea Gulls Do as They Please 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Today, there are about as many starlings as there are people in North America. Darwin comes to town: how cities are creating new species 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z And while she “doesn’t care much for those pesky birds,” she also doesn’t blame the European starling. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Occasionally My Lovely Wife will chase the starlings away when she sees them mobbing the birdfeeders. Perspective | When it comes to highfalutin euphemisms, it’s the war of the words 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z That year, the park also installed an audio piece by a British sound artist, Chris Watson, titled “Ring Angels,” in which four loudspeakers played a recording of a flock of starlings. Heavy Breathing in Manhattan Park Is Not What Anyone Thinks It Is 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Carnahan flies Tink mostly around the farm, where she catches small birds such as starlings and English sparrows. On wings of eagles 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z When researchers consulted the bird collections of eight natural history museums in North America and took measurements on the shape of the wings of 312 starlings, they discovered something interesting. Darwin comes to town: how cities are creating new species 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z A starling flaps its wings in Central Park, and a life changes course in the frigid waters of Boston Harbor. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z They would head out every night to spray the starlings with water, make noise and flash a strobe light. Perspective | When it comes to highfalutin euphemisms, it’s the war of the words 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z “Like a flock of starlings that takes on different formations while still maintaining cohesion as a flock,” Fenton said. Perspective | How is LeBron James always one move ahead? Let’s ask the scientists. 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Should house sparrows and European starlings — both imported from England by misguided humans — suffer? Perspective | It’s going to be hard for me to complain about other people’s leaf blowers 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z It is precisely this quick-response benefit of more rounded wings that may be one of the reasons that the settler starlings evolved. Darwin comes to town: how cities are creating new species 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z More than a century later, the European starling is one of the most plentiful bird species in North America. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Eventually the birds drifted away, though whether it was due to these efforts or just because the starlings decided to move on, no one is sure. Perspective | When it comes to highfalutin euphemisms, it’s the war of the words 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z This is why people like Johnson despise the house sparrow, which, like the starling, was introduced from England. Perspective | The feathers are flying in the battle between bluebirds and their killers 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z He learned that infestations of starlings were sometimes controlled by broadcasting tape recordings of the birds’ distress calls. Perspective | In 1955, the White House waged warfare against some furry terrorists: squirrels 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z To answer that question, Mills and his colleagues created a computer simulation of peregrine falcons attacking starlings, a common type of prey. Falcons are as fast as racecars. Pity their poor prey. 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Something like 85 million starlings inhabit this continent, from Alaska and Newfoundland all the way to Mexico. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Baby vervet monkeys learn to recognize the alarm calls of starlings flying above — most often when the birds are warning about a predator that also threatens monkeys. These wily bats learn by spying on other species 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Formed by hundreds or thousands of starlings flying in tandem, the phenomenon is known as a murmuration. 10 Strange Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Earth 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Alas, what might have worked for starlings did not work for squirrels. Perspective | In 1955, the White House waged warfare against some furry terrorists: squirrels 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z “The best escape strategy for the starling is to perform jinking maneuvers, to zigzag constantly with well-timed hard turns to the left and right,” Mills said. Falcons are as fast as racecars. Pity their poor prey. 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z According to their findings, which were published in the journal Environmental Humanities in November, Schieffelin did release 40 pairs of European starlings into New York City twice in the springs of 1890 and 1891. The Shakespearean Tall Tale That Shaped How We See Starlings 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Suzie specialized in raptors, such as hawks and owls, but she also took care of sparrows, crows, geese, herons, goldfinches, starlings, you name it. We Have Souls, and So Do Crows 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Thus, the starling whose song reputedly inspired Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; or Arabella, a web-weaving cross spider studied on NASA's space station Skylab. Books in brief : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z He said he predicted that species that create very elaborate songs themselves, like mockingbirds, starlings and catbirds, would be interested in a wider range of human music. Do Birds Listen When You Play Music? 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z Oda said the Fund's location means pigeons, sparrows, and starlings are the most common patients. Birds find haven from urban injuries at New York City treatment center 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z And there was a European starling that seemed to flutter all around, in one moment zipping right by the flame and in the next dashing away. Invisible ‘Bird Killer’ Lurks in Revitalized New Jersey Meadowlands 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Stare it out, like starlings mobbing a hawk. Punch a shark, whistle away a bear: how to survive deadly encounters | Jules Howard 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z But because the story intrigued her and she was open to ideas for a new topic to write about, living with a starling seemed the best way to share Mozart’s experience. In ‘Mozart’s Starling,’ a naturalist raises a songbird 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z That list includes pigeons and starlings, coyotes and badgers and bears. Editorials from around Oregon 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Peregrines target weaker pigeons but will also devour starlings, black-headed gulls and most migrating birds, which often follow the river. Flying high: why peregrine falcons are kings of the urban jungle 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z But unlike European starlings, which form massive daily flocks called murmurations, chimney swifts are flocking amateurs that spend most of the year in small groups. Watch these daredevil birds dive into chimneys en masse 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z Responding to a call about a bat in a basement, an officer captured a starling and released it outdoors. D.C. Animal Watch 2017-01-24T05:00:00Z A Seattle author writes about the bird that inspired Mozart — and her own experience living with a rescued starling. In ‘Mozart’s Starling,’ a naturalist raises a songbird 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z A video game is helping researchers learn more about how tiny European starlings keep predators at bay. Flocking starlings evade predators with ‘confusion effect’ 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The FAA recorded 138 other instances of European starlings being hit by planes without any harm to the aircraft. Nearly 70,000 birds killed in New York in attempt to clear safer path for planes 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z The FAA recorded 138 other instances of European starlings being hit by planes over those dozen years without any harm to the aircraft. ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ legacy: 70,000 slain birds 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z It wasn’t the only starling revelation turned up by federal inspectors. FTA inspections find Metro defects that could have posed derailment risk 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z But if they do go over the line, there’s a great mass of outrage starlings ready to swoop down and Hitchcock them.” Is satire dead? Armando Iannucci and others on why there are so few laughs these days 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z Today, birds cause $900 million in damage to the aviation industry yearly, and starlings — or “feathered bullets,” according to Bird Strike Committee USA — are among the top offenders. Get the flock out of here: Starlings are the worst. Birds. Ever. 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Close to 35,000 European starlings were killed at the three New York airports during that time period, but only one was involved in a strike that damaged an aircraft. Nearly 70,000 birds killed in New York in attempt to clear safer path for planes 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z Close to 35,000 European starlings were slaughtered at the three airports during that time period, but only one was involved in a strike that actually damaged an aircraft. ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ legacy: 70,000 slain birds 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z What I like most about Krall is his squadron of attack ships—spiky little critters that swarm through the interstellar vacuum like starlings, cavorting and swaying this way and that. A Surprising “Star Trek” Reboot 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z It is also fancied by some birds, including the wild turkey, American robin, Northern bobwhite, Eastern bluebird, mockingbird, white-throated sparrow, Carolina wren and European starling. What Poison Ivy Has Against Us 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z Today, starlings are viewed as the foulest of the fowls, but it wasn’t always this way. Get the flock out of here: Starlings are the worst. Birds. Ever. 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z "It's like starlings on a wire," he declared. The Politics of Intimidation 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z For all but three species of migratory birds, house sparrows, pigeons and starlings, removal of nests is a federal offense under the Migratory Bird Treaty. Ocean City hotel must pay fine after removing bird nests 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z When falcons take to the air, sparrows, starlings, and pigeons know to get the flock out of there. Trained Falcons Serve as High-Flying Scarecrows “We’re having a very large problem with starlings aggressively nesting in the tails of aircraft,” Mr. Colbert said. At Westchester Airport, Bald Eagles (and Their Friends) Dare 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z “I personally like the starling,” Pete Dunne, founder of the World Series of Birding, author of a couple dozen birding books, and ambassador for the New Jersey Audubon Society, told Salon. Get the flock out of here: Starlings are the worst. Birds. Ever. 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z He examines nesting boxes to ensure invasive house sparrows and starlings don’t take over. Purple martins return to repaired homes after vandals strike 2016-06-04T04:00:00Z An officer freed a starling tangled in netting. D.C. Animal Watch 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Techniques involving air cannons, fireworks, and distress calls are often on timers, and starlings and sparrows quickly recognize their patterns and avoid them. Trained Falcons Serve as High-Flying Scarecrows Although large numbers of dead starlings are found throughout the area from time to time, starlings represent a story of startling multiplicative power. Two dozen dead birds found along road in Chantilly; investigation launched 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z European immigrants assigned special significance to the birds of the bard, and Shakespeare lauded starlings — and their ability to mimic human speech — in “Henry IV, Part 1.” Get the flock out of here: Starlings are the worst. Birds. Ever. 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z This behavior is replicated in other animal groups such as starlings and fish. Maths link to future locust dispersal 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z Dusk was falling as we queued to get in, and high above us flowed thousands of starlings. A Point of View: Confessions of a repeat Star Wars viewer - BBC News 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Springing from a falconer’s leather-gloved hand, the raptor takes to the sky and zooms around a client’s property, swooping down to ward off sparrows, starlings, and pigeons terrorizing the area. Trained Falcons Serve as High-Flying Scarecrows Two dozen dead birds, believed to be European starlings, were found Friday along a road in the Chantilly area of Fairfax County. Two dozen dead birds found along road in Chantilly; investigation launched 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z It gets worse: because they have a deceptively high body density and fly in such large flocks, resulting in multiple strikes at once, starlings are one of the major offenders in airplane crashes. Get the flock out of here: Starlings are the worst. Birds. Ever. 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Soon the duo pulled over their respective vehicles to tally about 20 crows, 45 ravens and 20 starlings sharing a field with a collection of cattle. Annual count gives bird’s-eye view to birders’ passion 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z In “Henry IV, Part 1,” Hotspur says, “I’ll have a starling shall be taught to speak / Nothing but ‘Mortimer,’ and give it him / To keep his anger still in motion.” New York Today: A Sprinkle of Stardust 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z The downpour washed the guano deposited by millions of migratory starlings from trees onto the streets. Rome seals off roads caked with droppings from birds that binged on olives 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z In Britain, clouds of wintering starlings flying to their roosts draw crowds of all ages. The Human Flock 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z In 1960, the engines of an Eastern Airlines flight taking off from Boston’s Logan International Airport sucked up hundreds of passing starlings, while hundreds more hit the windshield, blinding the nearly-retired pilot. Get the flock out of here: Starlings are the worst. Birds. Ever. 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Records since 1909 of 800,000 ringed birds from 79 species reveal that drowning was more commonly recorded as a probable cause of death in starlings than in any other species. Scientists unable to explain starling mass drownings 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Scientists say they are unlocking the secrets of how starlings fly in enormous flocks - sometimes more than one million strong. Unlocking the secrets of how starlings fly - BBC News 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z The starlings’ excrement creates a particularly slick mess because the little black birds spend their time in Italy gorging on olives on the outskirts of the Eternal City. Rome seals off roads caked with droppings from birds that binged on olives 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z An alternative technique is to play recordings of starling distress calls, prompting them to scatter and move to less busy parts of the city. Rome enlists American falcons to hunt starlings befouling Eternal City 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z A cloud of buckshot erupted from the barrel and about 50 starlings tumbled to the ground, dead. Four and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie? Not quite. 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z The stocky songbirds are a flocking species that bathe and drink together in groups, where the starlings may then be unable to exit a confined space or their plumage may become waterlogged. Scientists unable to explain starling mass drownings 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z The District’s Urban Forestry Administration has dealt with starlings in the past by spraying an eye-irritating fog into the trees for several nights in a row. A murmuration of starlings can be something to shout about 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z “Adventure of Jalak’’ is an endless-run game in which a Bali starling must help its friends escape from the hunter’s sack. In Indonesia, Tackling Poaching with Mobile Games 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Each evening in late summer, numerous purple martins and a lesser number of grackles and starlings swirl around the trees located along a street at the Nebraska Medical Center to eventually settle for the night. Swarm of birds in Omaha draws in spectators 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Also, Washingtonians were none too fond of starlings. Four and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie? Not quite. 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z In 10 cases, at least 10 starlings were found drowned at a time, the research published in the journal Scientific Reports on Wednesday shows. Scientists unable to explain starling mass drownings 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z There is also a colony of starlings on what’s called Reservation 172, a sliver of green at New York Avenue and H Street NW. A murmuration of starlings can be something to shout about 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z “I saw the birds, I saw the shadows on the wall, and I saw the corner of the table,” he says recalling the moment he noticed starlings reaching for crumbs on his table. These Are the Best iPhone Photos of the Year 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Could determined starlings and pigeons be carrying it into poultry houses on their feet? Bird Flu Spreading as Scientists Look Everywhere for Clues 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z In the 1920s, thousands of starlings roosted on buildings at 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, including on the District Building. Four and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie? Not quite. 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z In 12 separate incidents recorded between 1993 and 2013 in England and Wales, starlings were found drowned in groups of two to 80. Scientists unable to explain starling mass drownings 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z People with pet starlings report that they can reproduce the sounds of doors slamming, police sirens and other noises of human civilization. A murmuration of starlings can be something to shout about 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z In Africa, vervet monkeys recognize predator alarm calls by superb starlings. Decoding the Cacophony of Birds’ Warning Calls 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z The familiar starling and the crane fly, which resembles a large mosquito and is also known as the leatherjacket, are introduced species. A Starling Picnic, With Gusto 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Said one Capitol policeman, “They chase the starlings off the District Building and they come up here to roost: then Congressmen give us hell if we don’t get rid of ’em.” Four and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie? Not quite. 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z The myna, also known as Rothschild's mynah, the Bali starling, or the Jalak Bali, is the regional mascot of Bali and faces extinction in the wild. Vista man fined $1,000 for trying to sell protected birds to undercover agent 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z I’d been told that they come at dusk, thousands of starlings in a great flock. A murmuration of starlings can be something to shout about 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Driving through Oklahoma’s countryside, you see starlings and cows and nodding donkeys—also known as pumpjacks—and hundreds of disposal wells, of which there are around thirty-two hundred in the state. The Arrival of Man-Made Earthquakes 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Starlings chirp even more loudly as they approach danger, making predators aware of their location, but warning other starlings away. What Were They Thinking? The Logic Behind Emotional Decisions 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z As with most forms of starling control, it only worked for a while. Four and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie? Not quite. 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Officers captured a starling that was trapped in a bedroom and released it. D.C. Animal Watch 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The starlings have chosen to nest in trees that line the east side of Ninth Street. A murmuration of starlings can be something to shout about 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z These included the linnet, the yellowhammer, starling and lapwing. Farmland bird count comes to an end 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z A murmuration, or flock, of starlings flew spectacularly in the sky near Rahat in Israel. Footage shows huge starling formation 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z After he felt he had shot enough starlings, he had them gathered up and taken to the House restaurant. Four and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie? Not quite. 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z On average, they triggered a new starling photo every 6 minutes, 7 hours a day, for 4 days. Lonely starlings stare at strangers 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z I did not know this about starlings: They are incredible mimics. A murmuration of starlings can be something to shout about 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Numbers of birds such as grey partridge, turtle dove and starling are down more than 85% since the 1970s. Farmland bird count comes to an end 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Every year in northern Iraq people capture starlings during the migration season, which are usually sold at market. Iraq fighting keeps starlings away 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z We could never understand why they suddenly stopped until it was explained to us that due to the rotation of the earth, the starlings moved. Four and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie? Not quite. 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z The lonely birds seemed to enjoy looking at other starlings, the researchers found. Lonely starlings stare at strangers 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z They scatter across the city and start their own little starling households. A murmuration of starlings can be something to shout about 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Each year in Britain, starlings swirl in their hundreds and thousands, in shapes that defy mathematical description. Science: Best long reads of 2014 (part two) 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z I have driven many hundreds of miles to the Borders to try and get the perfect combination of light and shapes that the starlings form. Ten photos capture the UK in 2014 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z They had no idea they had actually eaten starling pie until they read it in the afternoon’s Washington Star. Four and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie? Not quite. 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Given the choice between photos of starlings and photos of monkeys, a second group of five birds also pecked to view their own kind three times more often. Lonely starlings stare at strangers 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z She traces the contours of that relationship in crisp, metal starling cages, in the fanned-out wing of a sage grouse, and in the string that ties closed the beak of a taxidermied passenger pigeon. Slide Show: On the Wing 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z She said that it remained a mystery why only European starlings undertook such "massive aerial displays" for a sustained period before roosting. Starlings put on spectacular display 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z There were also drops in the numbers of such common species as skylarks, grey partridges and starlings. European Birds Are Disappearing: Populations Down 20 Percent Since 1980 “I want to tell you starling pie is good,” Byrns said. Four and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie? Not quite. 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z According to Ingar, the house sparrow, common starling, Eurasian skylark, willow warbler and Eurasian tree sparrow are facing the largest declines in population. Over 400 million birds have disappeared from Europe 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Scientists are asking for help in a study of the amazing formations made by starlings as they flock in the sky. Scientists appeal on 'starling ballet' 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z "If we can work out exactly why starlings murmurate, maybe it will be a good way in to working out why many other species do not." Starlings put on spectacular display 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z A team specialising in collective behaviour filmed murmurations of up to 2,700 starlings above the National Museum, from multiple angles, and built 3D reconstructions. Baffling ballet 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Shocking the starlings seemed to do the trick. Four and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie? Not quite. 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Another autumn highlight is the dance of starlings at sunset. Autumnwatch returns to Leighton Moss 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z He might like to get into an abatement program, helping control waterfowl at parks or airports, or perhaps chasing starlings or some other nuisance birds at a manufacturing plant. Brookings hunter takes on a hawk as a partner 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Dr Kathryn Arnold from the University of York has been studying the effect of Prozac on starlings, a number of which feed on the worms, maggots and flies found at sewage treatment works. Drugs 'entering waterways' through urine 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z Individual starlings rotated through different positions in the flock, and the groups were packed more tightly in the middle. Baffling ballet 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z The starling infestation lasted 10 years until, gradually, the birds started moving to the next street over. Four and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie? Not quite. 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z The first to rise are blue jays, mockingbirds, starlings and mourning doves, he said. New York Today: Early Birds 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z But Rome's gulls surely love the autumn most, when millions of starlings come to the city. The birds that plague the Eternal City 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z Dr Arnold and her team intend to start measuring the levels of Prozac in wild starlings' blood this winter. Drugs 'entering waterways' through urine 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z The beautiful, baffling seasonal spectacular is back for another year: starlings, swirling in their hundreds and thousands, in shapes that defy mathematical description. Baffling ballet 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z After residents complained for years about dead birds in their yards, 22 American robins, six European starlings and one bluebird were collected last year. DDT Still Killing Birds in Michigan 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z While the ravenous sparrows and starlings irritate me, I don’t think I’d trade them for a bear. In Washington region, spirit of Saint Francis is alive and well when it comes to birds In ancient Rome the shapes the starlings made in the heavens were watched for signs - a way of knowing the mood of the gods. The birds that plague the Eternal City 2014-08-02T04:00:00Z To study the effects this might be having on starlings, Dr Arnold and her team confined wild birds to aviaries and fed them on Prozac-laced worms, with the research to be published in October. Drugs 'entering waterways' through urine 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z One long-standing but unproven idea is that the dramatic, rippling shapes help save the starlings from bigger birds trying to eat them. Baffling ballet 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z In seconds, the bird plunged earthward and a flock of European starlings — a restless murmuration eyeing the ripe fruit from an empty hops field — exploded into the air, racing away to avoid the raptor. Orchardists using falcons to keep birds from crops 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z The Dutch have kept long term records of the numbers and health of these warblers, swallows, starlings and thrushes. Bird decline linked to pesticide use 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Magpies, crows and starlings are the main "hosts" targeted by the birds. Cuckoos' egg-laying tactics revealed 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z European starlings live almost everywhere, but there isn’t a trogon in the U.S. that would be caught—except on historic occasion—outside its established range in the American Southwest. 161 Bird-Watcher Apps for the iPhone—and They’re All for the Birds [Slide Show] 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Prof Turner and his team looked for the simplest set of rules that would produce something like what starlings do over Rome and Brighton. Baffling ballet 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z For starlings gathered on power lines or treetops, a speedy highflying peregrine like Sitting Bull — capable of clocking 200 miles per hour or more during a dive, called “stooping”— provides a fright. Orchardists using falcons to keep birds from crops 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z They include greedy feral hogs, giant swamp rats called nutria or coypu, big aggressive Argentine lizards called tegus and swarms of hungry starlings that destroy the habitats of animals native to the United States. US government called to account after agency kills 4 million animals in 2013 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Non-native European starlings, sparrows, pigeons and such accounted for 87 percent of animals killed. The killing fields: USDA says it slaughtered more than 4 million wild animals last year Disappointing: Couldn’t Birdsnap see that this was a European starling, one of the most ubiquitous birds in North America? 161 Bird-Watcher Apps for the iPhone—and They’re All for the Birds [Slide Show] 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Although still a common species, the starling population in the UK is estimated to be less than a quarter of what it was 50 years ago. Baffling ballet 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z In the latest incident, a car in St Margaret's Hope was completely destroyed by a fire caused by a nest built by a starling over the space of an evening. Car fires sparked by nesting birds 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Natural England is also looking at similar measures to permit "taking, damaging and destroying of nests and eggs" for pied wagtails and starlings. Call for killing of birds deemed health hazard splits conservationists 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z They include greedy feral hogs, giant swamp rats called nutria, big aggressive Argentine lizards called tegus and swarms of hungry starlings that destroy the habitats of animals native to the United States. The killing fields: USDA says it slaughtered more than 4 million wild animals last year Fog, starlings, and a stray bobcat that needed capturing have posed problems for the airport’s managers. A Runway Standoff: Safety vs. Foliage at Westchester Airport 2014-04-29T03:23:18Z Ironically, starlings are only mentioned once by Shakespeare - in Henry IV Part I. Shakespeare's birds cause US trouble 2014-04-23T13:13:58Z In the air, it’s the usual suspects: the rock pigeon, the house sparrow, the barn swallow and the European starling. They really are concrete jungles! Why you’ll never think about cities the same way again 2014-02-23T15:00:00Z Wynde said the placing of the starling under a general licence was a particular worry, as this could encourage people to take down their nests at a time when their numbers were falling. Call for killing of birds deemed health hazard splits conservationists 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z The 2013 Big Garden Birdwatch survey results mirrored this pattern, with starling numbers sinking to an all time low and declines reported for house sparrows, bullfinches and dunnocks compared to the previous year. Birdwatchers asked to count badgers 2014-01-23T09:52:59Z Mateusz's photo of a starling scooped the top Young Photographer prize. Pictures: Young Photographer winners revealed 2014-01-22T14:53:21Z "But some of them stuck and were very successful - the most obvious being the house sparrow and the European starling." Shakespeare's birds cause US trouble 2014-04-23T13:13:58Z Invasive starlings from Europe that swarm farms to eat and drop waste in cattle feed are a priority target, as are nutria, also known as swamp rats, which destroy wetlands on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Petition targets ‘rogue’ killings by Wildlife Services 2013-12-16T03:25:00Z "A lot of people quite like starlings, but some people find them a bit of a nuisance because they nest in their roofs," Wynde said. Call for killing of birds deemed health hazard splits conservationists 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z There’s no dispute that Wildlife Services plays a valuable role by eliminating invasive animals such as nutria and starlings that are a menace. Petition targets ‘rogue’ killings by Wildlife Services 2013-12-15T23:35:13Z A murmuration of starlings above the small village of Rigg, Dumfriesshire, where the weight of the resting birds on lines caused power cuts. Day in pictures: 26 November 2013 2013-11-26T13:15:43Z The US is now home to an estimated 200 million European starlings. Shakespeare's birds cause US trouble 2014-04-23T13:13:58Z Rome is facing a "guano alarm" as millions of starlings leave the city covered in a thick layer of droppings, Italian media report. 'Guano alarm' amid austerity in Rome 2013-11-14T11:24:19Z In 2005, the Department for Environment , Food and Rural Affairs removed two species, the house sparrow and starling, from the general licences category amid concerns that this was causing their numbers to fall drastically. Call for killing of birds deemed health hazard splits conservationists 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Invasive starlings from Europe that swarm farms to eat and drop waste in cattle feed are a priority target, as are nutria, also known as swamp rats, which destroy wetlands on Maryland’s eastern shore. Petition targets ‘rogue’ killings by Wildlife Services 2013-12-15T23:35:13Z Mozart transcribed the melody of his pet starling in a diary. Can animals make real music? 2013-11-13T01:45:38Z Thickset and pugnacious, starlings are the bruisers of the avian world. Shakespeare's birds cause US trouble 2014-04-23T13:13:58Z Autumn offers a range of wildlife treats; leaves changing colour, explosions of fungi, migrant birds such as waxwings and swans arriving, collecting conkers, watching starlings' mesmerising murmurations to name a few. 10 ways to reconnect with nature 2013-10-26T01:42:56Z An aeroplane approaches landing as starlings gather at Fiumicino international airport in Rome. Day in pictures: 15 October 2013 2013-10-15T11:46:54Z Animals with the fastest visual systems included squirrels, starlings and pigeons. Small animals 'see in slow motion' 2013-09-16T15:17:16Z Another said they arrived in a group and left as a group, like a flock of starlings moving together. Gang murdered boy at rush hour station 2013-04-24T16:28:50Z In Act 1 Scene III he fantasizes about teaching a starling to say "Mortimer" - one of the king's enemies. Shakespeare's birds cause US trouble 2014-04-23T13:13:58Z "No one wants to be responsible for an avian version of kudzu or, sticking to birds, starlings." Efforts to Resuscitate Extinct Species May Spawn a New Era of the Hybrid 2013-03-26T16:45:00.393Z The sudden noise of each success startled the media like starlings on a wire, sending the flock tweeting off into the blogosphere. What's Ahead For Tiger Woods? 2013-01-14T05:00:00Z And in the cause of science, we dutifully tallied the totals for dozens or hundreds of chickadees, herring gulls, Canada geese, starlings and other abundant locals. Green Blog: Every Bird Counts, but Some Make the Heart Beat Faster 2012-12-26T16:50:12Z “It’s effective against some species of birds, such as starlings, which disperse at the sight of a circling falcon,” he said. Prototype: Pest Control in the Sky, Courtesy of a Raptor 2012-12-22T20:16:37Z Scientists say there's a correlation between the increased numbers of starlings and a decline in native species such as the red headed woodpecker, purple martin and bluebird. Shakespeare's birds cause US trouble 2014-04-23T13:13:58Z If people do not like squawking, flocking starlings that chew up the landscape, what will they think when a rain of pigeon droppings starts falling on them? Efforts to Resuscitate Extinct Species May Spawn a New Era of the Hybrid 2013-03-26T16:45:00.393Z As part of his vast exploration of how animals walk, trot, gallop and otherwise get about, he studied X-ray movies of starlings in flight. Farish Jenkins, Fossils Expert, Dies at 72 2012-12-01T03:10:52Z A murmuration of starlings put on an a display over the town of Gretna, Scotland. Storms, Protests and the Toll of War: The Week's Most Memorable Photos 2012-11-17T22:50:21Z A flock of starlings was snapped at the moment they formed the shape of a whale in the sky over Gretna in Scotland. Starlings have a whale of a time 2012-11-12T12:06:30Z The urban wildlife category winner was this shot entitled "Starlings watching starlings" taken in Aberystwyth . In pictures: Best of British 2012-09-09T23:31:52Z Forty million starlings lost represents over 150 for every hour since the 1980s. Farmers help RSPB starlings count 2012-07-20T05:27:55Z My daughter, now almost 7, and my son, now 2, will be among those many children raised on an ecosystem of dandelions and rats, starlings and roaches. The Future is the Place where the Rivers all Sound Like Washing Machines 2012-07-09T16:15:06.187Z He told the TEDsters, as delegates at the conference are known, that institutions needed to act more like starlings. TED talk urges 'radical openness' 2012-06-26T16:31:23Z Last year thousands of starlings were caught on camera performing this amazing display. Starlings have a whale of a time 2012-11-12T12:06:30Z Female starlings produce about two broods per year with four to six eggs per brood. City Room: Answers From Gary Braness: How Do I Deal With Pests? 2012-05-25T17:10:46Z The robins said that they would give the music, for, of course, the starlings couldn't have a ball without music. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z Next take a piece of quill rather longer than, and about the thickness of a large pin, from a tail or wing feather of a starling. Old Flies in New Dresses How to Dress Dry Flies with the Wings in the Natural Position and Some New Wet Flies 2012-04-02T02:00:23.697Z A group of starlings is known as a murmuration. TED talk urges 'radical openness' 2012-06-26T16:31:23Z Thou art a bitter bird, said the raven to the starling. Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases With a Copious Index of Principal Words 2012-03-29T02:00:12.730Z A flock of roughly 300 European starlings pecked at insects and weed seeds on the Caffin median. The Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans Gives New Meaning to ?Urban Growth? 2012-03-22T13:27:22Z Then, when the starlings thought that their guests had had enough of the dancing, they suggested that they should all have some supper. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z I have however found a better imitation of these legs since then, in the end of a quill feather from a starling’s wing. Old Flies in New Dresses How to Dress Dry Flies with the Wings in the Natural Position and Some New Wet Flies 2012-04-02T02:00:23.697Z On a bright spring afternoon three weeks later the Rectory children sat huddled together like a cluster of disconsolate starlings upon the five-barred gate leading into Farmer Preston's big pasture meadow. A Safety Match 2012-03-19T02:00:23.817Z I could not, at this prospect, rejoice as Magalhaens did, when he first saw the Pacific, for my situation, I began to think, resembled that of Sterne's starling. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z I will go with my father a-sowing To the red field by the sea, And the rooks and the gulls and the starlings Will come flocking after me. The Mountainy Singer 2012-02-20T03:00:20.273Z I have meant for some time," said daddy, "to tell you a story about a ball the starlings gave some time ago. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z Between the hills, there are, sometimes, in the ravines, little thickets of oak, ash, negundo maple, elm, bird-cherry, and some others, in which many kinds of birds, particularly the starling, blackbird, &c., build their nests. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z Pastor, pas′tur, n. a beautiful bird allied to the starlings, native to Western Asia. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Tony Hsieh, the head of Zappos.com, is a state-of-the-art communicator on the site, combining company updates with, say, a really cool video of starlings flocking. The Media Equation: Twitter Gives Glimpse Into Rupert Murdoch?s Mind 2012-01-30T02:20:52Z The light broadened out; starlings began to twitter in the trees, and far away a white peak blushed rosy at the kiss of the sun. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z The starlings said that they would like to give a party, and the robins thought it was an excellent plan. Daddy's Bedtime Bird Stories 2012-04-21T02:00:27.490Z Mutual ornamentation, age, and reproductive performance in the European starling. Did dinosaurs and pterosaurs practise mutual sexual selection? 2012-01-05T15:45:07.957Z Light slumber is quitting The eyelids it pressed, The fairies are flitting, Who charmed thee to rest: Where night-dews were falling Now feeds the wild bee, The starling is calling, My Darling, for thee. A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker 2012-01-03T03:00:13.067Z A flock of starlings relies on connectivity, dynamics and communication; these elements are embedded in TCM. Perspective: All systems go 2011-12-21T18:20:56.003Z The swallows flew southwards, but the peewits remained in droves, and the starlings took up their abode with the sheep. From Squire to Squatter A Tale of the Old Land and the New 2011-12-13T03:00:26.557Z Silence is renewed, and I can hear the musical creaking of four starlings in an apple tree as they eviscerate a few rotten apples on the upper branches. Modern Essays 2011-12-13T03:00:25.577Z Of course he knows, too, that it is not really a lark, but a starling. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Eh?” cries the starling, briskly looking up from his perch on top of the tabby. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z A group of children rose in front of me like a flight of starlings, and scudded with barefooted nimbleness to the shelter of the houses, in a pattering, fluttering stampede. Further Experiences of an Irish R.M. 2011-11-24T03:00:44.527Z The researchers trained starlings to peck at colored keys that yielded food pellets after various time delays. Observatory: Presentation Trumps Knowledge in Starling Study 2011-11-21T23:02:08Z In an instant she drew her head and foot into her shell, and sat down so firmly on the ground that the starling could not move her. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z A wren on a tree-stump carolled clear, Then the starlings wheeled in a sudden sheer, The rooks came home to the twiggy hive In the elm-tree tops which the winds do drive. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z The starling, and Cockie, the cockatoo, were also pets of my own; and Chammy, the chameleon, is described from the life. Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat 2011-12-08T03:00:24.107Z We come now to the third division of the Passeres or perching birds, to which Mr. Wallace attaches the name of the starlings. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z But sometimes it isn’t, a new study on European starlings suggests. Observatory: Presentation Trumps Knowledge in Starling Study 2011-11-21T23:02:08Z The starling had caught one of her long horns, and now flew off with the eye from the end of it. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z This part I believe the starlings gave to their nestlings, and threw away the remainder. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z It stands so lonely in the sky The sparrows never come thereby, The glossy starlings seldom stop To preen and chatter on the top. Poems - First Series 2011-10-28T02:00:21.917Z We scorn the murders of crows, the flocks of starlings and the even the ants that boil up around and into our houses. Fly on wall sees things it wishes it hadn't 2011-10-24T18:15:12.940Z No birds sing, but the starling chaps his bill And chatters mockingly; the newborn lambs Within their strawbuilt fold beneath the hill Answer with plaintive cry their bleating dams. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z But a boy came running down the road, and threw a stone at the starling. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z Daws and starlings search the backs of cattle and sheep for ticks and other parasites, and it is plain that their visits are welcome. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z Less can be said in defense of the starling's scandalous treatment of some native birds. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z Overhead in the green bosquets of yew a group of starlings began to twitter. The Tangled Skein 2011-09-21T02:00:29.687Z Behold your brothers turned to birds and made companions of snipes, woodpeckers, jays, owls, rooks, starlings, blackbirds, tom-tits, larks, kingfishers, wrens, and sparrows. Bluebeard 2011-09-19T02:00:13.657Z There was ground for Lassalle's well-known taunt: "Get a starling, Herr Schultze, teach it to pronounce the word 'exchange,' 'exchange,' 'exchange,' and you have produced a very good modern economist." Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z We are to the robin what the cow is to the wagtail and the sheep to the starling—a food finder. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z He did this for about half an hour, when he gave up, leaving the starlings in possession of the nest…. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z You must have eaten many a starling in your youth. Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. 2011-09-10T02:00:24.983Z There was a basking shark in the offing, with its fin above the water, and a bird perching on it like a starling on the back of a sheep. Harry Milvaine The Wanderings of a Wayward Boy 2011-09-08T02:00:23.340Z The same cat had for its constant companion my cheeky little starling, who used to hop about and on her, pick her teeth, and open her claws, but she never attempted to molest him. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z Here one day I saw about a dozen sheldrakes in the midst of an immense congregation of rooks, daws, and starlings feeding among some cows. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z These differences in plumage at different seasons and different ages make starlings hard to identify. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z A starling of mine often roused me at night by calling out my dog’s name in loud, distinct tones, although by day his attempts to do so were quite ineffectual. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z Thrushes, blackbirds, finches, sparrows, starlings—they all agree as well as if they had learned Watts’ hymns, and laid them all to heart. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z And look! there is a sea-bird perched on it, just as a starling might be on the back of a sheep. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z One day I was walking by a meadow, adjoining the Bishop's palace at Wells, where several cows were grazing, and noticed a little beyond them a number of rooks and starlings scattered about. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z Weight about equals that of robin, but the starling, with its short, drooping tail, is chunkier in appearance. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z He was a very affectionate old chap, and slept at night in a starling’s cage in the bedroom. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z But how hard the sparrows work, and the starlings too!” In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z His ears are opened, and there comes for the first time that year the silver whistle of the starlings. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z "They must have fed you with starlings from childhood!" cried Mirski. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z From early spring till mid-June, starling's rather long, sharp bill is yellow. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z I feel very lonely now since my starling is gone. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z Then he pulled aside a screen, and lo! and behold, a dozen at least of cages, each containing a cockatoo, and one a starling. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z At the noise of their shouting thousands of starlings rose from the osiers on Serendib with a loud rush of wings, blackening the air like a cloud. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Meanwhile the regiments of Kr�vonos moved like countless flocks of starlings and plover. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The starlings are half buried in the fresh green grass, their metallic plumage flashing in the sun. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z The rearing of a nest of starlings is always a very difficult task, and I found it peculiarly so. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z The starling addresses himself direct to his fellows: I think I may say he never sings when alone, without a companion in sight. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z Presently a starling came past, also flying straight for the house, and after a while another. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z And you repeat the same thing like a trained starling. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The starlings, perhaps, are making havoc of the thatch, tearing out straw by straw, and working the holes in which they form their nests right through, till in the upper story daylight is visible. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z But, remember, we do like a little larger allowance of animal food than starlings do. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z A starling is on the chimney-top; yonder on the ash tree are four or five of his acquaintance. Wild Life in a Southern County 2011-08-04T02:00:27.037Z The starlings went because they had young in their nests in a hole of the roof by the chimney, and they had found some food for their fledglings. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z Antiphanes also reckons starlings among the eatable birds, numerating them in the following list—"Honey, partridges, pigeons, ducks, geese, starlings, jays, rooks, blackbirds, quails, and pullets." The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us 2011-08-02T02:00:21.843Z |
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