October 27, 2026
Monday Mystery Answered
On Monday I wrote… Yesterday morning, top Celery Farm Nature Preserve birder Julie McCall saw an unusual-looking hawk over the…
The Birdy 30 is on — for today and tomorrow!
You know the rules — see how many species of birds you can see from one window in one continuous 30-minute period.
Winner is the person who sees the most species. A special prize (our eternal praise) to whoever sees "the best bird" — Stiles' idea.
Important: E-mail your totals to me at celeryfarm@gmail.com, not the e-mail list.
(Photo by Barbara Dilger. Thanks, Barbara!)
P.S. Had a woodcock by my backyard this morning, but did not count as part of the Birdy 30 because I was outside at the time, not at the window. It flew on whistling wings into the Celery Farm.