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Sturnus Vulgaris *Some people do have this bird as a pet but it is not commonly known.
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• Lay eggs 8-11AM • Starlings are great vocal
mimics; earn the calls of up to 20 different species
• oldest recorded wild European Starling was 15 years 9 months old
• can tell the difference between sucrose (table sugar) and other kinds of sugars; helpful since starlings lack the ability to digest sucrose
• populations decreased by just over 1 percent per year between 1966 and 2010
• European Starlings in North America descended from 100 birds set loose in New York's Central Park in the early 1890s. The birds were intentionally released by a group who wanted America to have all the birds
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Grasshopper
Soil, Grass
ñ Earthworms
Starling
Falcons
Caterpillars
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1. Adult Breeding; overall glossy and black, pale spots on back, brownish wings, iridescent purple and green
2. Non-Breeding; bright white spots, short square tail, black and white under tail
3. Juvenile; dull grayish overall, short tail fairly long wings, straight black bill
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Habitat: Starlings typically live around people, mowed laws or city streets
Require: open grassy areas, water source, suitable trees or buildings for Avoid: large, unbroken stretches of forest,
chaparral, and desert
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• Starlings are boisterous, loud, and they travel in large groups (often with blackbirds and grackles)
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Resources
� http://www.sialis.org/starlingbio.htm
� http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/European_Starling/lifehistory#at_behavior