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…
It has been a great fall for viewing raptors at the Celery Farm.
Got a report of a peregrine falcon perched near the Troop 59 lookout on Wednesday, and and there have been redtails, Cooper's, sharpies, harriers (above) and more.
I am particularly found of the harriers, with their owl-like faces, their white-spotted rumps (which helps with their IDs) and their way of working the marshes in search of prey.
Here are a couple more shots…