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Arrival:
Starlings are native to Europe. In the late 1800s, a group of people helped bring starlings (and more than two dozen other kinds of birds) into the United States. Why? These people loved birds. They also loved the writings of William Shakespeare. They decided every species of bird mentioned in Shakespeare's plays should be brought here from Shakespeare's home continent, Europe! The starling was one of them. Today, starlings are one of North America's most common birds.

Attack:
The starling was brought to the United States to fill people's ears with beautiful music. Today, people can certainly hear starlings everywhere. In fact, starlings gather in such large, gabby groups, people complain about the noise! Giant flocks of starlings cause other problems, too. They fly in the way of airplanes. They poop all over electric lines, causing power failures! The poop also spreads disease. Starlings eat farm crops and steal food from farm animals. They steal homes from native birds, too, like bluebirds and woodpeckers. Starlings drive these birds from their nest holes. Any eggs or babies get the boot, too.


		Starling

	Arrival: Starlings are native to Europe. In the late 1800s, a group of people helped bring starlings (and more than two dozen other kinds of birds) into the United States. Why? These people loved birds. They also loved the writings of William Shakespeare. They decided every species of bird mentioned in Shakespeare's plays should be brought here from Shakespeare's home continent, Europe! The starling was one of them. Today, starlings are one of North America's most common birds. Attack: The starling was brought to the United States to fill people's ears with beautiful music. Today, people can certainly hear starlings everywhere. In fact, starlings gather in such large, gabby groups, people complain about the noise! Giant flocks of starlings cause other problems, too. They fly in the way of airplanes. They poop all over electric lines, causing power failures! The poop also spreads disease. Starlings eat farm crops and steal food from farm animals. They steal homes from native birds, too, like bluebirds and woodpeckers. Starlings drive these birds from their nest holes. Any eggs or babies get the boot, too.