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…
Monday's somewhat gruesome mystery attracted a lot of interest and a few replies.
The mystery was a tad arcane as well, but I thought the photo was really unusual — you just don't see Redtails with a bird of prey as prey.
Three voters so far have gone with Cooper's Hawk, and an expert friend of mine agrees, based on the size of the tail and claws.
Congrats to all — and a special thanks to Bob Gordon of Upper Saddle River for supplying the photo.