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I only had time for a quick shot through the screen hence the grainy picture. Taken at our bird feeder in northern New Jersey. The body was about 4 inches.

Thank you to those who responded. It definitely is a juvenile European Starling,
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Old 02-12-2012, 04:38 PM
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Looks like a Starling to me
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I agree with BuddhaPi; European Starling, it's young (juvenal) not in adult plumage yet.
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Old 02-12-2012, 05:53 PM
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My first thoughts were a starling too. Used to get LOADS of them here, don't think I've seen one for a while though - or maybe I'm just not looking.

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