Bird ID needed again on my feeder (1 Viewer)

[jrmtl]

Hello again,

Just noticed this fellow on my feeder and never seen him before? Then à few of the same flew by.

 

[Butty]

Please see >>
Thread 'Please Read Before Posting To The Id Forum' https://www.birdforum.net/threads/please-read-before-posting-to-the-id-forum.267793/
Giving the location and date is often absolutely essential to making an identification.
If your bird was photographed within the range of common grackle, then it's a common grackle. Otherwise, ...

 

[Deb Burhinus]

Common Grackle

Iridescent blue head and copper body colouring and comparatively ‘thin’ and shorter tail distinguishes it from Great Grackle (which has purple iridescent) and Boat-tailed (with even fuller keeled tail and lacks the copper colouring).

 

[jrmtl]

Please see >>
Thread 'Please Read Before Posting To The Id Forum' https://www.birdforum.net/threads/please-read-before-posting-to-the-id-forum.267793/
Giving the location and date is often absolutely essential to making an identification.
If your bird was photographed within the range of common grackle, then it's a common grackle. Otherwise, ...

Sorry about that I'm in Montreal Canada

 

[Deb Burhinus]

Sorry about that I'm in Montreal Canada

Hi it’s a Common Grackle, please see above plumage features

 

[Butty]

Knowing your location now makes the ID easier, because you are well out of range for both boat-tailed grackle and great-tailed grackle - and the various other grackle species that live in the Americas.

 

[KC Foggin]

Yes, your lovely bird is our Common Grackle

 

[Microtus]

Common Grackle

 

[Seanbirds]

Great Grackle

Great-tailed Grackle.

 

[Deb Burhinus]

Great-tailed Grackle.

Thanks for pointing out the typo 😎

Great-tailed indeed

Great-tailed Grackle (male) Brazos Center.jpg

Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus prosopidicola) Male. A dreary and drizzly day but this chap did not let it dampen his spirits.

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