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How to Stop it

• People use falconry or sound gernerating machines to scare them away
• People also use expensive netting to keep them away from crops
• Our Idea is to put up fake owls to scare them away in the winter because they are most weak in the winter and because owls are one os their predators
• Farmers spray them with soapy water

How they got here

Where they come from

• brought here by Eugene Scheffelin
• Comes from Eurasia

Fun facts

• black song bird
• Short tail
• triangular wings
• yellow bill
• mediam sized
• speckled plumage
• pinkish red legs
• pale markings on body
• ends of of wings are brownish black
• Wings are green
• in winter they have white spots

About the european starling

• They were purposely brought to North America by one of Shakespeares enthusiasts in 19th centery, Eugene Schieffelin from Eurasia.
• they were released into New York Central Park
• range from Alaska to Florida to Northern Mexico
• there are over 2 million of them
• they eat invertebrates, fruits, grains, seeds, and garbage.
• Favorite foods include larva of the leatherjacket or mash cranefly
• about 100 were brought

Bad Things about the European Starling

WEbsites

naturemappingfoundation.org

nationalgeographic.com

allaboutbirds.org

fcps.edu

Invaders!

• When flying they can be sucked into a planes engine and can cause damage to the plane and the plane might crash or drop.
• They spread diseases
• THey decrease the number of certain birds like bluebirds,flickers,and woodpeckers.
• Steal birds nests