Monday Nature Mystery
 

We are pleased to announce the winner of last week's Monday Nature Mystery, Mathew Richards! Please email us your snail mail address and preference for a hat or tote bag to: [email protected]

Congratulations to Mathew for correctly identifying Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus). This striking finch has been seen and heard in our area this winter. Keep an eye on your feeder as they like sunflower seeds, nuts and berries. To learn more about the 2020-2021 finch forecast visit the Finch Network website.

Each Monday we’ll post a new photo and identify the previous week’s winner. They’ll receive an ASNV hat or tote bag. Here is this week’s mystery:

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! 

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.

Do you know what this is? Post your guess (please list both common name and Latin name) on our Facebook page @AudubonVA under Monday Nature Mystery. 

Good luck!

-Audubon Society of Northern Virginia

Disclaimer: Please note that all entries are date and time-stamped. We review each correct answer to see who commented first. If someone 'likes' your comment, it would move it up on the list, making it look like the first post. Winners are limited to one prize every 90 days.