Record of Starling in Humboldt County, California
Record of Starling iu Humboldt County, California.-The heads and capes of a male and and female Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) were found on April 18, 1952, on the Timmons Ranch about four miles northwest of Arcata, Humboldt County, California. The Starlings apparently were the victims of house cat depredation. In spite of close observation of many migrating flocks of Brewer Blackbirds that were common throughout the region at this time of year, no other Starlings were observed.
The next report of a Starling in Humboldt County was on December 1, 1952, when Larry Werter and Tom Barry found one dead on the Arcata Bottoms, two miles west of Arcata. Mr. William Wooten confirmed the identification of the bird and reported the item to the writer on December 8. Unfortunately the bird had been destroyed before its significance was known. It is believed that, to this date, the records of these three Starlings constitute the most western stations for the Starling in the United %hS.-FRED A. GLOVER, Wildlife Management Department, Humboldt State College, Arcata, California, January 5, 1953.
