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…
Congrats
to everyone who ID'd this bird as a female Purple Finch. It was a
toughie for me — just never see many, or didn't until this month.
John Workman gently points out, however, that this could be a young male Murple Finch as well. See his comments on the post below.
(Thanks, John!) These darned bird IDs can be tricky, and Monday Morning Mysteries a tad too myserious.