Starlings can be lighter in color when it is not breeding season.

See
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/European_Starling/photo-gallery/303929131



On Sat, Sep 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM Cris Ratiner <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thanks everyone.  I didn’t think they were starlings because they were so
> brown (instead of blackish) and seemed bigger, but maybe it was the
> light?—it was awfully golden out there today.  I defer to the wisdom of
> Lincoln assessment.
>
> Cris
>
>
> > On Sep 20, 2025, at 9:37 PM, Cris Ratiner <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Lincoln birders,
> >
> > I know this is a long shot because I couldn’t get a good picture, but
> can anyone figure out which bird this is? They seem to be brown with
> mottled looking bellies. The flock was swirling & swooping, landing &
> startling for the longest time today
> >
> > Happy fall,
> > Cris Ratiner
> >
> > <IMG_0449.jpg>
> > Sent from my iPhone
>
> --
> The LincolnTalk mailing list.
> To post, send mail to [email protected].
> Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/
> .
> Change your subscription settings at
> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
>
>
-- 
The LincolnTalk mailing list.
To post, send mail to [email protected].
Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/.
Change your subscription settings at 
https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.

Reply via email to