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,…
Joe Koscielny writes to say that he has seen recipes and advertisements for "Cajun Turducken," which leads him to believe these large birds migrate.
The company whose cooked bird is picture above calls them Tur-Duc-Hen. A little more elegant, spelling-wise.
So that explains it, at least this time of year.
Sounds like a recipe for extinction to me. (Thanks, Joe!)