Please help me to identify New York bird (1 Viewer)

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Cassy

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• Mar 13, 2014

• #1

Hi Birders,

A Grackle or Rusty blackbird. For advance thank you birders.

 

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nartreb

Speak softly and carry a long lens

• Mar 13, 2014

• #2

This bird presents a very squat appearance - you can eliminate most grackles on that alone, though not Common Grackle.

When was this photo taken? Could this be an immature bird molting into adult plumage?

A "messy" tail usually makes me think of grackles, but this bird is messy overall.
The black through the eye is good for Rusty, but I'm guessing a mid-molt common grackle could look like that too.

 

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Merops333

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• Mar 13, 2014

• #3

I say it is Common Grackle. Look at its beak and you can rule out Rusty right away.

 

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Cassy

Well-known member

• Mar 13, 2014

• #4

nartreb said:

This bird presents a very squat appearance - you can eliminate most grackles on that alone, though not Common Grackle.

When was this photo taken? Could this be an immature bird molting into adult plumage?

A "messy" tail usually makes me think of grackles, but this bird is messy overall.
The black through the eye is good for Rusty, but I'm guessing a mid-molt common grackle could look like that too.

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i took the photo on December.

 

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DarkFireFalcon

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• Mar 13, 2014

• #5

I agree, a Common Grackle, either a female or young male. The beak is, as stated, too heavy for a Rusty, and the lack of rusty tones in the plumage is also wrong for Rusty, in December.