Sure is a Troupial and a gorgeous one at that. I guess it escaped from someone's house. Andrew
Andrew v. F. Block Consulting Naturalist/Wildlife Biologist 37 Tanglewylde Avenue Bronxville, Westchester Co., New York 10708-3131 Phone: 914-337-1229; Fax: 914-771-8036 ________________________________ From: Andrew Baksh <birdingd...@gmail.com> To: nysbirds-l <nysbirds-l@cornell.edu> Cc: eBirds NYC <ebirds...@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 10:07 PM 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: 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/ --
