The magpies that show up here have gotten trained to hunt down and eat any starlings that I don't get a clean quick kill on. The ones that drop dead, they clean up for me.
Yes they are and fortunately they are one of the two song birds that are legal to kill.
Why would you care? I thought the scent of illicitness added to the flavor for you.
I've never learned much about birds that you're not supposed to eat. 
That said, I haven't seen any starlings yet, I'm sure they are probably here somewhere. I have lots of pretty little birds with beautiful songs, crazy cardinals, the crows, hawks, hoot owls and of course the great horned owl. Also partridge, bob whites, Tennessee red quail and a handful of water fowl. Trying to learn to recognize all these different things is challenging.
