tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097709884854926713.post348462264953145462..comments2023-07-07T07:16:26.521-04:00Comments on Birding Dude: Troupial shows up in Roslyn NY...BIRDINGDUDEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07881057411623341312noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097709884854926713.post-53730642294614900092012-07-01T19:08:32.478-04:002012-07-01T19:08:32.478-04:00These are beautiful birds and as a watcher and bir...These are beautiful birds and as a watcher and bird keeper this bird has escape from someones cage.<br />they are known to be escape artist<br /><br />they are very smart and you can youtube them<br /><br />Today I manage to get my hands on the bird from astoria thru a trade<br />I dont think that bird would survive the winter due to the need very much warmth to survive and lots of fruits and insectsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097709884854926713.post-41041193216077712262011-11-30T09:06:57.496-05:002011-11-30T09:06:57.496-05:00Oh my goodness, a most magnificent looking bird! I...Oh my goodness, a most magnificent looking bird! I hope this stunning creature will survive. A little over a year ago I spotted (and photographed) a gorgeous Orange Bishop Weaver along the lakefront in Chicago. Upon further research, I read this bird had been seen many times over several years in the area. A strange and beautiful sight!Julie G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08552498284012539176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097709884854926713.post-44222046056192423352011-11-29T15:34:18.179-05:002011-11-29T15:34:18.179-05:00Great looking bird. While I would love to think t...Great looking bird. While I would love to think that it is a wild bird even a quick google search showed that <a href="http://www.softbillsforsale.com/posts/5116_CorrupiaoTurpialTroupial.asp" rel="nofollow">you can find these birds for sale as close as Astoria</a>.<br /><br />That said, if it is still around this weekend I will likely go check it out...coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14647003656628845746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097709884854926713.post-37323609782327416612011-11-29T14:53:30.648-05:002011-11-29T14:53:30.648-05:00In regards to feather wear, the CP Zoo birds at le...In regards to feather wear, the CP Zoo birds at least have the run of a quite large aviary, so should have no more or less feather wear than a wild bird, and perhaps less feather wear than a bird that potentially just traveled from the tropics!Morgan Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097709884854926713.post-5559319785422806782011-11-29T14:52:02.070-05:002011-11-29T14:52:02.070-05:00Troupials are kept in the aviary at the Central Pa...Troupials are kept in the aviary at the Central Park Zoo and possibly the Bronx Zoo as well. I do not know if the CP Zoo birds should all be banded however (this one appears not to be banded).Morgan Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097709884854926713.post-69250214658788416332011-11-29T10:30:54.605-05:002011-11-29T10:30:54.605-05:00What a stunning bird!What a stunning bird!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333731452974780237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097709884854926713.post-67920935522784645762011-11-29T08:54:07.934-05:002011-11-29T08:54:07.934-05:00Thanks all. I will add that despite the obvious c...Thanks all. I will add that despite the obvious choice of "escapee". It should be noted that Eric Miller and I in observing this bird did not see any wear of tail or fight feathers normally seen with caged birds. <br /><br />Like the Staten Island "Hooded Crow" this one will be discussed with some entertaining the long shot possibility as a legit bird while others will chalk this up as a definite escapee.<br /><br />In any event, it is very cool looking bird to see. BTW, it also vocalized and that is how I re-found it late in the afternoon after I got to the location.BIRDINGDUDEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07881057411623341312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097709884854926713.post-77698499856348897622011-11-29T08:10:08.456-05:002011-11-29T08:10:08.456-05:00That is one Beautiful Bird~escapee or not! I sure ...That is one Beautiful Bird~escapee or not! I sure hope it survives.Dawn Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320576787003821586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097709884854926713.post-81421784388744907532011-11-29T00:12:11.408-05:002011-11-29T00:12:11.408-05:00What a beautiful bird!What a beautiful bird!Friend of HKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022839220905276885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097709884854926713.post-52067225566805901222011-11-28T23:07:09.926-05:002011-11-28T23:07:09.926-05:00You are a bird magnet! Wow!You are a bird magnet! Wow!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648992524079593966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097709884854926713.post-84105479941908472952011-11-28T23:03:45.167-05:002011-11-28T23:03:45.167-05:00I used to have Sun Conures, and occasionally they&...I used to have Sun Conures, and occasionally they'd escape. I'd have birders all over Corrales looking at them as I was chasing them with a fishing net trying to re-capture them. Birds that have been in cages don't really fly all that well. They're quite out of condition.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734607093454857110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3097709884854926713.post-71191803544724410472011-11-28T22:24:48.548-05:002011-11-28T22:24:48.548-05:00Great pics Andrew!! Nice looking bird, my book (R...Great pics Andrew!! Nice looking bird, my book (Ridgely and Tudor, 2009) shows the Troupial birds have been split and the one in Roslyn is now Venezualan Troupial (Icterus Icterus)Jean L.noreply@blogger.com