Duchesne Record | 1911-03-24 | Page 12 | An Ornithological Pest

I t An Ornithological Pest The Invasion of our shor shores s by the English starling Is Is' Is causing a great deal of or c comment In ornithological cir dr cles des S Have Haye we another English sparrow pest on on our hands people arc are everywhere everywhere everywhere every every- where beginning to Inquire This Is Isa Isa isa a question which can hardly yet be answered with certainty by a direct yes or no The federal government is Js making careful scientific investigations and aud has not yet ct reported its decision It is safe however to say this that the starling is liable to become become be be- come a n gr great at pest and nuisance InthIs in inthis inthis this country through pressure of numbers num nuin- bers bels though It has useful traits and andis andis andis is In some ways a n beautiful and aud Interesting interesting inter Inter- esting bird far superior to the English English Eng Eng- lish sparrow The sum and substance of the matter matter mat mat- ter as far as we have gone at present pres pres- ent elit seems to be that if it the starling could remain In only moderate numbers num num- beis bers In a locality its r presence would not be bo particularly objectionable but that If It after spreading out al all over the COUll country try It locally increases to tt great numbers and Immense flocks as asit asit asit it gives gives' ev every ry promise of Joing It will become a very serious menace both to our out useful native bir birds s and to agriculture Herbert I Il K Job In Out Out- lug Ing S