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…
A young peregrine was strafing sandpipers at the Celery Farm this morning — and I missed it.
Fortunately, Alan Pomerantz was able to get a photo of it from the Warden's Watch.
In the enlarged shot below, you can see the unpainted metal federal band and the black/green metal state band.
More on bird bands here:
https://ccbbirds.org/what-we-do/research/species-of-concern/peregrine-falcon/report-sightings/