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…
This pigeon was photographed leaving the baggage claim area at Newark Airport's Terminal C earlier this month. We thought it was kind of obvious that it was a passenger pigeon, but maybe not.
Special congrats to Joe Lafferty, Rosemarie Widmer and anyone who got the "right" answer, and thanks to all who contributed.
Seymour Drakes informs me that the judges are also accepting "Rock Pigeon," and that Tom Burr was a solid No. 2 for his moving efforts on behalf of "Stool Pigeon."
Next Monday there will be a real mystery, not to be missed. Really.