European starlings are one of my favorite "winter’s coming" birds. We have a couple that nest during the summer in a cavity high up in a dead poplar, but rarely see them. This time of year ...

Mike Stark’s “Starlings: The Curious Odyssey of a Most Hated Bird” is a meticulously researched account of the collision of starlings and humans, starting with the species’ deliberate 1877 ...

A video showing a stunning murmuration of starlings has captivated viewers on TikTok. The clip, shared by user Curtis Bicknell (@curtisbicknell), was posted on January 17 and has since received ...

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 ...

Superb starlings help care for the offspring of birds they are not related to. “To me, that sounds like friendship,” one scientist said. By Asher Elbein True friends, most people would agree ...

Other times the best approach is to learn to live with the invader. The starling, considered an avian pest by many, serves as a prime example of an invasive species that has become a naturalized ...

The starlings awoke to the nightmare sound of starlings in deep distress. They fled the haunted trees and did not come back. Borrowing two sound trucks, the zoologists advanced on Millheim, Pa ...

Black birds. Good or bad? Depending on which black bird species, your answer could be yes or no … or something in between. First of all, we have to get the nomenclature straightened out so we ...

Editor’s Note: In Snap, we look at the power of a single photograph, chronicling stories about how both modern and historical images have been made. By his own admission, James Crombie knew ...

As starling numbers fall to record lows in the UK, gardeners have been urged to feed them four specific food scraps to help them thrive. According to the 2025 RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch ...

Starlings are known for their noisy chatter and distinctive swirling flights known as murmurations Fewer starlings are visiting UK gardens, according to the conservation charity, the RSPB. It says ...