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in 1890 as part of a program to bring all the birds mentioned in Shakespeare s plays to North America, 60 starlings were released in New York s Central Park. There are now over 200 million European starlings across the US, causing billions in crop damage and deadly hazards at airports

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Fun Fact: in 1890 as part of a program to bring all the birds mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays to North America, 60 starlings were released in New York’s Central Park. There are now over 200 million European starlings across the US, causing billions in crop damage and deadly hazards at airports

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