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European Starling, yesterday at GWR. 1. Both males and females can mimic human speech. (Some people keep starlings as pets). Some starlings also imitate the song of many other birds like the Eastern Wood-Pewee, Meadowlark, Northern Bobwhite and House Sparrow, along with Blue Jays, Red-Tailed Hawks and Cedar Waxwings. 2. Starlings only molt once a year (after breeding) but the spots that show up in the winter wear off by the spring, making them look glossy black. 3. In Starlings, the length of the intestinal tract actually varies depending on the season. It is shorter in the summertime (when birds are mainly eating protein-rich) insect foods and larger in wintertime when they are mainly eating seeds.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 17:39:48 +0000

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