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 ...

One of the sure signs of spring, Iowans are seeing huge congregations of birds filling the morning and evening skies, giant clouds of feathered creatures that often take several minutes to pass. Steve ...

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, ...

A massive flock of starlings (and a few cheeky magpies) swarming on to bird feeders were captured in a Derbyshire garden.

The starlings in my neighborhood have left. Which is almost as pleasing as the arrival of the migratory warblers. Why is it that the birds that like us best -- pigeons, crows, house sparrows, ...

SALT LAKE CITY - The next time the sky darkens with a flock of noisy unwelcome starlings, blame Shakespeare - or, better yet, a few of his strangest fans. Had the Bard not mentioned the starling in ...

A large swarm of European Starlings banded together to create a murmuration in Murray, Utah. These birds have been sighted in Utah several times this winter. Starlings create these flocks to protect ...

Nope, says our expert with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Birds do not predict the weather. But it is true that migration is underway for most birds in mid-March and April, and that likely accounts ...

Flocks of black birds have been spotted in backyards and parks over the past few weeks in the Triangle, causing many of us to do a double take when we leave our homes or pass a large, grassy field.

‘The Tender Hand of the Unseen,’ an immersive video installation by CU Boulder artist Molly Valentine Dierks, is featured through June on D&F Tower in downtown Denver It happens most often in autumn ...

A video showing a stunning murmuration of starlings has captivated viewers on TikTok. The clip, shared by user Curtis Bicknell (@curtisbicknell), was posted on January 17 and has since received over ...