@Coffee_and_Salt
both the invasive house sparrow and the starling were introduced in the Americas from Europe in 1890 by a German immigrant named Eugene Schieffelin.
He was a member of the American Acclimatization Society, which aimed to further colonize America with European plants and birds.
These birds are responsible for the decline of native species including the red headed woodpecker, purple martin and bluebird, and thus are not protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918
@fernfren this is amazing. My beloved starlings, of course they are trouble makers.
@Coffee_and_Salt
*shakes fist in Eugene's direction*
dayam you, Eugeeeeennne