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Re: A band of Common Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) in the garden

Subject: Re: A band of Common Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) in the garden
From: Doug Von Gausig <>
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 14:32:11 -0700
At 06:01 AM 12/25/2003, Dominique wrote:

>For the last month or so, a small band of about 50 Common Starlings
>(Sturnus vulgaris) is using our hedge of cherry laurels as a dormitory.
>I have never seen them arrive, but we have been hearing them most
>mornings when leaving for work. Last weekend, I watched about 35 of them
>leaving in the morning...
>
>Here is a recording of the background noise we can hear most mornings
>when leaving the house :

Hello Dominique,

Are your recordings the bird we call House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) -
you call them
Moineau domestique? I didn't hear any Sturnus vulgaris in there...

Doug

Doug Von Gausig
Clarkdale, Arizona, USA
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