Monday, April 29, 2013

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The European Starling was brought to North America by Shakespeare enthusiasts in the nineteenth century--he is now considered a pest. There were a hundred birds originally released in New York and  a century later, the population of the European Starling in North America is believed to exceed 200 million.


The starling is an aggresive bird that competes with native species for food and nesting sights.



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