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These urban-tolerant and shrub-nesting insectivores breed wherever they find mowed lawns. Mockingbirds also occur sporadically at forest edges, especially near roads.
painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 1914
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These ground-nesting omnivores breed in wooded thickets and towns throughout the state except near the coast. Unlike the chat and towhee, the thrasher seems to avoid clearcut regeneration, at least in northern Louisiana.
painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 1914
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People intentionally introduced starlings to North America beginning in 1872. Starlings were first seen in Louisiana around 1907. These cavity-nesting insectivores are usually associated with towns and agriculture, and therefore are found throughout Louisiana. Starlings cannot excavate nest cavities, and so usurp those of woodpeckers and other native birds.
painting by Louis Agassiz Fuertes 1914
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