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…
The grand prize winner in this weekend's Birdy 30 Competition is songbird Stephanie Stokes, who tallied 16 species in one half-hour span — including a Brown Creeper.
Second place was a tie between Gabrielle Shmitt and Charley West, who both had 14,
Lisa Potash came in fourth with 13 species.
Six entrants has 11 species.
Congrats to all who participated.
Best bird seen: Dark-eyed Junco, of course.
Or possibly Stephanie's Creeper.