A collective noun for starlings is a chattering, affliction, murmuration, scourge, or constellation. June 20, 2020 A collective noun for starlings is a chattering, affliction, murmuration, scourge, or constellation. There were lifeguards on duty as the robin took a little dip. The nest of a house wren. Jenny wren. Life is a bed of roses. You have to expect a few thorns. I love catalpa trees. I could never see enough flowering trees in Minnesota. ← Baby American Robins pack up all of their stuff and leave the nest when they are about 13 days old.Hey, Monarch Butterflies, the Associated Milkweeds of Minnesota are on the way. →