Submitted by OpportunityKnown2 t3_10o7ez7 in newjersey
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SimplySkylines t1_j6czk2d wrote
Is that what the massive cloud of birds occasionally flying over my house is?
OpportunityKnown2 OP t1_j6d0t5b wrote
You monster!
OpportunityKnown2 OP t1_j6d0vdx wrote
100 percent. The noise from the trees is spectacular.
SmeemyMeemy t1_j6d2ybb wrote
You say that but you must understand that they are SUPER invasive and harmful. They rip up roofing, flashing, and have destroyed a lot of property as well as choke out species native to the area.
joinedtosaythisnow t1_j6d356j wrote
Yeah there was a huge flock of them at the neighbors feeder this morning, chasing away all the regular birds that eat there and driving my cat insane. They are an invasive species, wish we could attract a hawk to eat them.
NJ35-71SONS t1_j6d41qy wrote
Lol so you feed them? Or is the hawk thing really working out ?
BrainHerpesHero t1_j6d4jvs wrote
I demand justice for the starlings!!
SomethingFoul t1_j6d7fnx wrote
Grackles are back, too. Big flock hit my yard yesterday. Thought they were starlings at first because of the numbers.
darla1116 t1_j6d8aiz wrote
Clarice! That you?
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OpportunityKnown2 OP t1_j6di0yo wrote
No, it's not Clarice. It's Buffalo Bill!
THE_some_guy t1_j6dpbj0 wrote
Break out the fava beans and Chianti!
new_tanker t1_j6duy14 wrote
They haven't left. They occasionally hit the bird feeders here in large numbers. Not looking forward to nesting season...
phillybilly t1_j6dvq7m wrote
Interesting story about how they came to be in the USA
SmeemyMeemy t1_j6dwv68 wrote
SO, I originally was feeding some really cute Juncos, Warblers, Nuthatches...Cardinals... you know the good birds. The hawks didn't seem to find them as everyone kept our location quiet. We thought we had a good thing. The squirrels were even in and kept it under wraps. THEN came the Starlings. Loud MFers who tore my shingles, wood, and siding off the garage. They ate all the food and chased everyone away but the wrens and finches. BUT apparently the local hawks and eagles got wind...because they are not quiet. So now they are being picked off one by one.
OpportunityKnown2 OP t1_j6e1e3q wrote
Please tell
1Epicocity t1_j6e4k7w wrote
Back? They never left..
Source: My eyes and https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/European_Starling/overview
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mobster1 t1_j6e6eek wrote
to be honest i dont think they ever left this winter, too warm
OpportunityKnown2 OP t1_j6e9gk4 wrote
Ahhh makes more sense. When i read about their migration I've only seemed to see then during the early to mid winter months. Damn invasive rats with wings.
Swingline1234 t1_j6ela7k wrote
Invasive species right?
kingkai2 t1_j6ep1wo wrote
He puts the lotion in the basket
standbyfortower t1_j6euir6 wrote
Could be the Common Grackle too, had a HUGE flock mobbing our property a week or two ago:
"In winter, Common Grackles forage and roost in large communal flocks with several different species of blackbird. Sometimes these flocks can number in the millions of individuals."
GrizzlybearNo1 t1_j6exfa0 wrote
My neighbor told me they were grackles
https://birdfact.com/articles/european-starling-vs-common-grackle
What ever it is,it looks like an Alfred Hitchcock remake.
HopefulAcanthaceae98 t1_j6ghvcw wrote
I caught them at twilight in Teaneck- the sound was magic.
Pcakes844 t1_j6gumt7 wrote
When did they leave
SmeemyMeemy t1_j6cwycn wrote
Where are you at? Every morning I have these little "shits" in my walnut tree in mass numbers. Between them and the finches. I have been feeding them only because it attracts the local hawks who take care of them. It works out nicely.