European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

This is #15 in a video series reviewing the top 20 most common bird species found in Saint Joseph and Elkhart County of Indiana. This video features the European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris).

SOURCES:

https://ebird.org/species/eursta  
Peterson, Roger Troy. Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, 2009.
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22710886/137493608
https://www.audubon.org/climate/survivalbydegrees/county?zipCode=46530
https://feederwatch.org/learn/common-feeder-birds/
https://birdsoftheworld-org.proxy.birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/eursta/cur/introduction
https://birdsoftheworld-org.proxy.birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/eursta/cur/breeding#nestsite

ILLUSTRATIONS: Kristina Knowski Arts LLC, www.kristinaknowski.com

MAP: From the Birds of the World, birdsoftheworld.org, published by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

AUDIO CLIPS:

Peter Paul Kellogg & Robert C. Stein/ Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML14861)
K. W. Worden/ Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML14869)

PHOTO CREDIT LISTED IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:

Gary Mueller/Great Backyard Bird Count
Jim Fuehrmeyer, South Bend, IN
Michelle Holycross, Indianapolis, IN
Joey Herron/Great Backyard Bird Count
Greg Zelt, Ft. Wayne, IN
Kathy Dellinger/Audubon Photography Awards
Dori Eldridge/Audubon Photography Awards
Jim Vandegriff / Great Backyard Bird Count
Wink Gaines / Audubon Photography Awards
Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies
Doug Ritenburg/Audubon Photography Awards
Mark Ludwick | Macaulay Library Oregon, January 15, 2017
Joan Tisdale/Great Backyard Bird Count