A swirling “bird tornado” over farmland near Torrington turned out to be a flock of European starlings. While a sight to see, ...

Benches, plaques and even a life-size replica of a kneeling soldier at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial are covered in off-white spots. The source? European starlings, a bird native to Eurasia and ...

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.

A shape-shifting flock of thousands of starlings, called a murmuration, is amazing to see. As many as 750,000 birds join together in flight. The birds spread out and come together. The flock splits ...