Tristram's Starling

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Posted by James Sigsbee on 09:13:26 04/08/15

At 9:30 this morning I saw an adult male Tristram's Starling on the Baywalk near the Two Tequesta Point building on Brickell Key. This is an Onychognathus (red-winged) starling native to the Middle East. It is superficially similar to a Common Grackle, but has a dark eye and a copper-colored wing panel when perched. The copper is very conspicuous when the bird flies. I believe this bird was reported from Brickell Key a year or two ago. I've seen it once before while I was stuck in traffic around 700 Brickell Avenue. Obviously, this is not a countable ABA bird but I understand there are birders with an interest in non-countable exotics.

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• Re: Tristram's Starling - Bill Pranty 20:30:50 04/13/15 (1)
  • Re: Tristram's Starling - Bill Pranty 19:26:15 04/14/15 (0)
• Re: Tristram's Starling - Toe 20:04:21 04/09/15 (3)
  • Re: Tristram's Starling - Jason S 09:30:27 04/10/15 (2)
    • Re: Tristram's Starling - Georgiana 09:08:32 04/12/15 (1)
      • Re: Tristram's Starling - Jason S 14:47:59 04/12/15 (0)

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