Winter starlings are black with white spots, but spring starlings can be brilliantly iridescent. Photo by Jeff Tome You can find birds living just about anywhere if you stop to look around for a bit, ...

Truly common: Also known as the common starling, this small and gregarious bird (sturnus vulgaris) is a regular sight worldwide. Starlings tend to gather in chattering groups, and they are identified ...

Noisy. Drab. Pest. These are common reactions when I mention the starling. That is totally understandable. They are indeed loud, nonnative, and commonplace. But they have one amazing super power.

Our common starling, Sturnus vulgaris, (even the Latin, vulgaris, means common or vulgar) is a blackish bird that, when in breeding plumage, is a riot of dark colors, circles and streaks glittering ...

This pretty bird with white speckles is a common starling. It has been introduced to several countries of the world, but is native to Europe and western Asia. It is often viewed as an unwanted guest.

We were well into the first hour on the Audubon Bird Count in late December. Jim had already declared he would not be trying to count crows, even though they were one of the few birds we had seen up ...

During summer, the European starling has a yellow beak and a glossy black body with iridescence. Photo by Rhododentrites (creativecommons.org/licenses) Species ...

It’s a mesmerizing sight: Thousands of birds move in unison through the evening sky, whirling and swooping as if performing a highly synchronized ballet. When they finally descend to their treetop ...