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This pair nests in my eaves every spring. This year one of the babies has fallen out twice. Getting ready to put him back but he was pretty cold so he's under a heat lamp for a few minutes. Pics blurry but it wouldn't stay still

Looks like a European Starling.

That was my guess, too.
Where the heck's Resin when you need him?!?!?
:)

I agree. These are not native birds and are considered nuisances up here.

Mima... My mom's in Odessa, Mo., and I think she wears the door hinges out on her deck door opening and closing it, scaring starlings off her feeder. I told her now she knows what I feel like always sending my cocker spaniel to keep the squirrels at bay! I (knock on wood) haven't had a starling at my feeders. Cowbirds a while back but I outwitted them.

Thanks
I'll look up. Just returned baby to the nest warm & hungry.
Mama returned just as I was coming down the ladder. Guess I'll have to rescreen this year to encourage them to nest elsewhere. If they are around the rest of the year I never notice them. Odd they know to come back to the exact same spot every year,

Yep, Starling

Resin

Thanks all

Little Starling trivia:

In the 1890's, Eugene Schieffelin decided to release into the United States all of the birds mentioned in the works of Shakespeare. Starting with only a few pairs of European starlings released in New York's Central Park, the starling became Mr. Schieffelin's biggest success. Living in large flocks, starlings have become one of the most abundant and widespread birds in America.

Judy, how in the world did you outwit your cowbirds?? We have cattle close by, and they always seem to congregate close to cowpens, etc., and then move into our yard.

Our poor dogs are so old they don't patrol like they used to. The rabbits have even learned that they're harmless now.

Re: starlings......have you ever seen 'clouds' of them? Hundreds of thousands, literally, over rice fields. shiver, shiver.

Another account of this crash said there were about 10,000 birds in the flock...

http://www.planecrashinfo.com/w19601004.htm

Well, baby fell out again yesterday and today, 2 fell out. Mom has a fit when they do. Can't let the dogs or cat out till I check first. I am putting a larger tote with old towels directly under the hole and raised a few feet off the ground the break their fall. I doubt it's the last I've seen off them. LOL

You are a sweet heart! Most of us try to run starlings off our properties!

I can certainly understand that, especially in agricultural areas but I'm pretty much city and there's not much around here for them to hurt. Now fruit rats and squirrels are a different matter. LOL

Do you think they are really falling out, or have they fledged? Could be like others that they are merely learning to survive.

They are about 2 weeks old. Eyes were not open Sat. They are now. Pin sheaths are starting to wear off so that about 1in of feather tips are open.

Mima... I took all my feeders down for several days and they (cowbirds) moved on. A few that returned, or showed up later, were met with a new feeder, the Squirrel Buster one that closes when obese (I know, NOT politically correct... but they are called COWbirds for Pete's sake!) birds or (cuss word) squirrels get on it.

Looks like a starling...did you see tiny white-ish spots on the back?..If so, I agree with Dellrose.

The worst thing I've found with starlings is when a whole tree is full of them and they load your car and sidewalks with poop. It's pretty disgusting.

I like starlings. They are as good as the crows for allerting the nearby presense of a hawk, raptor, or eagle.

On countless occasions I've heard the "alert chirp" and sure enough a few seconds later saw a hawk fly by.

The hawks have made several attempts at getting our little yorkies, so I truly appreciate these little "pests", and their tenacity and giving warning calls. :0)

Not to mention all the other birds, and doves that get a few seconds warning from these birds, too...

Starlings kill our native cavity nesting bird species (bluebirds, swallows), so they're more than just a nuisance.

They must be more of a nuisance up north than here. We don't have a whole lot of them.
The babies fell out again. When I got home tonight I found them snuggle up in the towel. Looks like some kind of seeds were in with them so mom but be trying to feed them in the tote. I brought them in for the night due to wandering cats. I'll put them out in the tote and see if she will continue to care for them. I fed them some cooked corn & carrots and some left over baby parrot forumula and will feed them again in the am in case Mom abandons them. I'll try to get a picture of the babies for better identification.

Well had them in the tote for a week and Mom came down the feed them in it. They outgrew it and I found them skittig around the ground. Big mistake in my yard with 3 dogs & 2 cats. Found an old cockatiel cage in the garage and put them in it. Mom continues to come down and feed them all day through the cage bars. I have no contact other than givig them a fresh water dish and seed which they have begun to use. I will be releasing them back to Mom as soon as they are fully flighted and she can finish weaning them off.

Great set up! I am surprised the mother is feeding them through the cage, but hey! It is working!
Good thinking, Jan!
-T

Can't beat maternal instinct. LOL

Well, this am seemed like the perfect release day. Clear, sunny, no wind, no rain forecast.
Let the parents feed them for a few hours and waited till the parents were watching from the cable overhead. Opened the cage door and went in the garage to watch from the door. Parents came down to feed and babies came out the door and took off to the nearest tree with parents in hot pursuit. They're on their own now. Talk about your kids leaving the nest. LOL Gonna miss the little guys.