Starlings have iridescent feathers and slender yellow beaks. They can impact agriculture by eating cattle rations and destroying fruit and grain crops. The New York State Invasive Species Database ...

There’s a new kid on the block. It looks like a male American goldfinch that visits thistle feeders showing off its yellow plumage complemented by a black cap and black wings. The new kid is also a ...

An invasive species is one that is nonnative to a region, thrives in that region, and whose introduction causes harm. This harm can come in the form of environmental damage, economic damage, or damage ...

During summer, the European starling has a yellow beak and a glossy black body with iridescence. Photo by Rhododentrites (creativecommons.org/licenses) Species ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thick chattering flocks of European starlings are a common sight in South Florida this time of year, products of a Shakespeare fan ...

Great efforts have been made to curtail the introduction of exotic species into the wild. One reason is because some become too successful, threatening the well-being of native species. Many plants ...

Most of you who read my weekly column probably know that both bluebirds and robins lay blue eggs. But these eggs are from neither. These are European starling eggs. European starlings were introduced ...

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I crept around the back corner of my grandfather’s house, BB gun in hand. The bing cherry tree outside the front porch was being assailed by robins and European starlings, and it was my job to rid the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ecosystems exist in a delicate balance, and rogue elements can easily tip them out of equilibrium. Invasive species already wreak ...

Ecosystems exist in a delicate balance, and rogue elements can easily tip them out of equilibrium. Invasive species already wreak havoc on the wild spaces and agriculture of New York. The state ...