We are pleased to announce the winner of our Monday Nature Mystery, Dave Boltz! (Please email your snail mail address and preference for a hat or tote bag to [email protected]).
Congratulations to Dave for identifying the Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla). According to All About Birds, this species is the smallest of the small sandpipers, not much bigger than a sparrow. They weigh only 1 oz! And yet, this species can fly nonstop over the ocean for 1,800 to 2,500 miles to get to their wintering grounds in South America. Least Sandpipers hunt for food on slightly drier, higher ground compared to other small sandpipers. Although numerous worldwide, they usually flock in smaller numbers—dozens rather than hundreds or thousands.
Last Week's Mystery: Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla). Photo: Christopher Adler/Audubon Photography Awards
Each Monday we’ll post a new photo and identify the previous week’s winner. They’ll receive an ASNV hat or tote bag.
Be sure to post your answer on our Facebook page @AudubonVA under the Monday Mystery post...do not reply to this email with your guess! We only accept entries from our Facebook page, not via email.
Please remember to write the common name, being mindful of hyphens, uppercase and lowercase letters and always include the Latin name in parentheses. To learn more about bird names click here.
Who is this? Photo: Judy Gallagher
This week’s Mystery: Who is this?
Post your guess (please list both common name and Latin name) on our Facebook page @AudubonVA under this week's Monday Nature Mystery. Remember, we only accept entries from our Facebook page, not via email!
Good luck!
-Audubon Society of Northern Virginia
Please note that we only accept entries on our Facebook page where they are date- and time-stamped. Remember that, if you need to correct your entry, you should make a new posting rather than correcting the old one so that we get a correct time stamp for your correction. Winners are limited to one prize every 90 days, maximum 2 per person.
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