Yes, this is a male Troupial and it seems to be an adult specimen. I have seen both the male and the female Troupial in Puerto Rico. As John said, in some South American countries the bird is kept in cages and possibly this specimen is an escapee. This is a big rarity in this area.
FP On Nov 28, 2011, at 10:53 PM, John J. Collins wrote: > 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. > > Good Birding! > > Andrew Baksh > Queens NY > www.birdingdude.blogspot.com > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > -- > NYSbirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to 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/ --
