Common Grackle or Rusty Blackbird? Central Park NYC (1 Viewer)

[MKinHK]

Having birded for a couple of morning in Central Park over Easter I came across this photo when checking my images and wondered if it might be the reported Rusty Blackbird?

Any insight would be most welcome.

Cheers
Mike

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

I'd stick with Common Grackle on this one. Seems heavy-billed, long-tailed and shows a blue-green irridescence.

 

[Nutcracker]

Ditto to Common Grackle

 

[Microtus]

Ditto to the ditto.

 

[MKinHK]

Many thanks for all the swift responses.

Cheers
Mike

 

[ceasar]

Many thanks for all the swift responses.

Cheers
Mike

Nobody said it was a swift.

Bob

 

[KC Foggin]

Smart arse Bob

Yes, as already been said, a Common Grackle.

 

[Earnest lad]

Please could you place me in the Common Grackle camp

 

[Microtus]

Please could you place me in the Common Grackle camp

I will, swiftly.