Widespread and abundant in much of North America, the introduced European starling is arguably and problematically the most successful bird on the continent. Often characterized as bold ...

I was hosing bird droppings—a staggeringly copious ... leaden sky—all from the clattering yellow bill of a single European starling. I stood, hose still running, rooted with delight.

The common European starling was recently placed on the red list as a bird of high conservation concern. In the UK, staring numbers have dropped by 67% since the early 1970s. The decline in starlings ...