For centuries, researchers have pondered how starlings travel in those gorgeous shape-shifting clouds. The answers continue to surprise them. A convergence of starlings swirls above St. Peter’s ...

Furthermore, the USDA records show that by 1918 starlings had spread from Ohio to Alabama; by 1926 they occupied territory stretching from Illinois to Texas, and by 1941 the species had reached Idaho ...

Widespread and abundant in much of North America, the introduced European starling is arguably and problematically the most successful bird on the continent. Often characterized as bold, this bird is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. European starlings are one of my favorite "winter's coming" birds. We have a couple that nest during the summer in a cavity high ...

Dear Ben: I had a large flock of birds in my yard in September that I could not find in my field guide. I have enclosed a photo (below). Can you tell me what species it is? A friend suggested they ...

The European starling – long known as a virtuoso songbird and as an expert mimic too – may also soon gain a reputation as something of a "grammar-marm." This three-ounce bird, new research shows, can ...

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Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why do flocks of birds swoop and swirl together ...