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FOR THE BIRDS
October 1989
By
Helen O'Shea
Its time to get out the bird feeders again. But before saying goodbye to summer I must mention something about starlings- Aside from seagulls, starlings are the most common birds in town - at least along Main Street.
The starling is the short tailed, not particularly attractive, bird with the iridescent blue, green or purple feathers. In winter it becomes heavily speckled with buff spots.
The bird is intelligent and there in a high level of co-operation shown between parents. This has helped the starling survive under otherwise unfavorable circumstances. Its only natural enemies are bird-eating hawks
Starlings were introduced from Europe to New York City in 1890 when 80 birds were set free in Central Park. Twenty additional pairs were released in 1891. All the starlings we see today originated in these few Central Park birds.
Helen O'Shea
Extracted from © The Seagull, Helen O'Shea, For the Birds