[NatureNS] Question: Starling Behaviour

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From: Burkhard Plache <burkhardplache@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 May 2020 18:58:34 -0300
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Hello fellow naturalists:

We have a pair of starlings is raising its brood in a former hairy
woodpecker cavity in our front yard. Today, there were some 10-12
starlings scattered in the nearby branches. A few minutes later, a big
ruckus broke out, with a squirrel departing the tree at high speed
pursued by some 5-6 of the starlings.

My question is: Are starlings known to band together in times of trouble?
If so, they must have some means of calling for help in case of a threat.

Curious,
Burkhard

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