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Index of Subjects Hi Burkhard & All They have a unique alarm call which sounds a lot like HELP; help.... . Many decades ago I recorded this call to see if it could be used to protect cherries and low-bush blueberries. YT, DW, Kentville On 5/19/2020 6:58 PM, Burkhard Plache wrote: > 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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