There is a large family of birds belonging to the blackbird family, but an invasive species often causes confusion.

Learn about our Editorial Policies. Male European starlings—small, greenish-black birds with a hint of iridescence—may not be much to look at. But they do like to add a little flourish to their nests: ...

Widespread and abundant in much of North America, the introduced European starling is arguably and problematically ... Often evicts native species from nest holes. Migration: withdraws in winter ...

Until last week, all bird flu in dairy herds had been identified as the B3.13 variant, which was believed to have come from ...

They said “Supplementary feeding on bird tables. Provide a nest box for starlings to nest in and leave old leaves in your garden so that they can use them to build their nests.” Starlings will ...

Competition with European starlings for the nest cavity has also been implicated in the decline of the red-heads. While there’s no doubt competition for the nest cavity with the starling will ...

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today confirmed H5N1 avian flu ...