
07/08/2025
Congrats to the Bird Team for successfully fledging two superb starling chicks in the Grigsby Aviary! Superb starlings are notorious for their sneaky and challenging nesting skills, and this pair was no different. They nested at the top of the aviary above a heat lamp that is inaccessible to the team. Even though we were highly suspicious there were chicks in the nest due to the parents' behavior, we were pleasantly surprised when not one, but two chicks fledged. You can tell the chicks apart from their parents by their muted coloration, dark eyes, and pale yellow beaks. (photo: Bird Team)