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…
My latest Bird Watcher column, in The Record and Herald-News on Thursday, announces a new Birdy 30 contest — just in time for the Great Backyard Bird Count.
The object is to see how many species of birds you can see from a home or office window in one half-hour period between Friday morning and Monday night.
There's even a neat prize for the winner and for a lucky entrant.
Should be fun, so please join in.
(Thanks to Susan McTigue for the accompanying photo!)