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I'm not an ornithologist, but the explanation I've always heard is that it's a survival mechanism. A single starling is easy pickings for predators, but by forming these huge groups they create a situation where a predator is overwhelmed by the sheer numbers and has a hard time picking out one individual. So safety in numbers and all that.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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