re: #289 stpaulbear

Starlings aren’t native to North America. I’ve read that Starlings and House Sparrows were introduced to the US by someone who loved Shakespeare and wanted the US to have all the birds that were mentioned in his plays. Sounds stupid enough to be true. Both birds are now considered undesirable invasives. The book “Wild About Birds” by a MN DNR birding expert actually recommends that if you have too many House Sparrows around, you should trap them and kill them.

Sparrow al spiedo over polenta.