September 5, 2026
A Young Peregrine on the Ascent
Yesterday in the Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, N.Y., Chris Nadareski of the NYC DEP released four young rehabbed peregrines,…
Nature Done Wright
Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs
November 7, 2018
Monday (Double) Mystery Answered
On Monday I asked:
Find the bird in the leaf-litter photo above…
… and then ID it…
The bird is in the middle of the leaf litter. It is a female Purple Finch. Congrats to all who ID'd it correctly.
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