Eurasian Starling

The Eurasian Starling, also known as the Common Starling, is a medium sized bird with black feathers that have white spots during the winter. It has pink legs and its beak changes from black in the winter to yellow during the summer. This bird belongs in Eurasia and came to North America around the 1890’s, in New York. They are considered invasive because they are very energetic and aggressive when it comes feeding and nesting. They have found their way to northern Mexico, the United States and southern Canada, these birds are very good in being able to expand and populated different parts of the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Starling

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoff-burg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/Sturnus_vulgaris.html

http://birding.about.com/od/birdprofiles/p/European-Starling.htm