Mozart's Starling by Lyanda Lynn Haupt

Haupt “rescued” a baby starling from a city park in Seattle and named her Carmen.  She chronicles how the nestling becomes a part of her family while weaving the life of Mozart and his pet starling, Star into this memoir.  The book is filled with history, research and anecdotes.  Though starlings are often considered pests, they exhibit endearing qualities.  Music and bird lovers will enjoy this informative read.  I learned that those “mesmerizing orbs” with hundreds of black birds in the sky when we are driving down the highways are starling “murmurations.”