Yes, this is a Troupial (Icterus icterus). It is the national bird of Venezuela and is (as stated by Steve Hilty in his "Birds of Venezuela" - 2nd edition) a commonly kept cage bird prized for its beauty and rich song.
John J. Collins Raritan, NJ jjcb...@verizon.net "God desires that all the world be pure in his sight. The earth should not be injured. The earth should not be destroyed." (Hildegard von Bingen) From: bounce-38309051-3714...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-38309051-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Andrew Baksh Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 10:08 PM To: nysbirds-l Cc: eBirds NYC Subject: [nysbirds-l] Troupial at Roslyn NY... Late this afternoon, I received a call from Erik Miller about a mystery Oriole like looking bird that was found by Mary Normandia at Gerry Pond Park in Roslyn NY. I got out to the area and took some documentation shots for review. Erik later called and left a message indicating that he had identified the bird as a Troupial (see the Birds of the West Indies) for reference. I think Erik's ID is spot on. Here is a link to a few photos posted on my blog. <http://birdingdude.blogspot.com/2011/11/troupial-shows-up-in-roslyn-ny.html > Good Birding! Andrew Baksh Queens NY www.birdingdude.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> Please submit your observations to <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
