4 responses to “New resident”

1. Gerald Mendralla says:

   April 28, 2018 at 10:27 am

   It is a Purple Martin. I don’t know how picture got tagged as a starling!

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2. Holly Faulkner says:

   April 30, 2018 at 8:54 am

   Hi Gerald, This bird is a European Starling. Please note the long, bright yellow beak and iridescent feathers on its back. Purple martins are smaller, differently shaped birds and have smaller, black beaks. For more information on the differences, please visit our All About Birds pages here for Purple Martin (https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/purple_martin) and European Starling (https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/European_Starling).
   -Holly Faulkner, Project Assistant

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3. Gerald Mendralla says:

   May 1, 2018 at 1:47 pm

   Thank you for the info. My id was from various pictures on the web and were probably marked wrong and led me to believe they were purple martins. I have another bird house in the garage that I need to modify for next year.
   GLM

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4. Texas Bird Family says:

   June 1, 2022 at 3:51 pm

   Hello, Gerald, This bird is a European Starling. We go to a park with Purple Martin nests and one of these nests has a Starling living in it with the Purple Martins! 🐦🏠

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