Widespread and abundant in much of North America, the introduced European starling is arguably ... On freshly molted birds, black plumage has white spots all over; by winter, spots start to ...

In winter, their numbers are boosted by migrating starlings from northern Europe. Their plumage has a glossy purple and green sheen, but they can be confused with blackbirds (Turdus merula), another ...

A dunlin is about the size of a starling and both sexes are similar — they have a relatively long, thin, slightly downcurved dark beak and relatively long dark legs. A dunlin is about the size ...