A collective noun for starlings is a chattering, affliction, murmuration, scourge, or constellation. June 20, 2020 Gail Batt 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.