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 column is all about Wilson's Snipe, featuring an interview with ace birder/author Rick Wright (no relation) of Bloomfield.
Rick leads tours for Victor Emanuel Nature Tours – including birds and art tours in Guatemala, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Poland, Russia, Denmark, and Austria next year.
I took this photo a year ago on Oct. 18 at Crestwood Lake, a great spot to spot snipe.
The column explains why snipe are such a cool bird, and how snipers got their name.
The link is here.