TROPIC and NEAR-TROPIC BIRD COLLECTION

Resting Euopean Starling European Starling-Sturnus vulgaris European Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, Family Sturnidae. Interesting species name (vulgaris). Very gregarious. I spend time chasing them away from the bird feeder! A very successful invasive species. Often occurs in flocks of thousands. "Introduced into New York in 1890-91, it soon spread across the continent." (Photo: December 24, 2004, Canon EOS 1D Mark II digital camera with 600mm f/4.0 L IS lens and and 1.4X TC ) More Info: http://www.birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/European_Starling_dtl.html

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Photos Copyright R. Hays Cummins. Authorization required. For permission, contact hays@environment-education-press.org

Sources of species identification and other amazing info include (1) Cornell Lab of Ornithology--a fantastic site; (2)Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Peterson Field Guide Series, Fifth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company; (3) The National Audubon Society's Sibley Guide to Birds and (4) Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Third Edition, National Geographic, Washington, D.C.