If you love humans you have to love Starlings, no other bird species mimics
our behavior quite so close to perfection. How could you possibly judge
them for doing what comes so naturally for both of our species.

Jeff Swift
Wallingford
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Kintner" <jack.kintner at verizon.net>
To: "tweeters-u.washington.edu" <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: Starlings


>
> Except we DO have Purple Martins in the area thanks to nest boxes put up
> near the Bellingham waterfront. Also not mentioned - the once obscene
> amount of poison spread by farmers has dropped way off since they've been
> taught to use effective alternatives, but there are still one or two
> dairymen who every once in a while will put out Starling bait like a
> third-grader putting ketchup on a hot dog.
>
> According to Bud Anderson, Starlings are great mimics and can even be
> taught to talk. I spoke to one the other day in fact and he said that Bud
> Anderson is a great mimic, too.
>
> At 10:54 AM 7/10/03 -0700, you wrote:
> >Good article. Mentions several local folks.
>
>
>
> Jack Kintner <jack.kintner at verizon.net>
> Blaine, WA
>