Can you guess what this is? Plus last week's answer and winner!

March 15, 2021

Monday Nature Mystery

We are pleased to announce the winner of last week's Monday Nature Mystery, October Greenfield! Please email us your snail mail address and preference for a hat or tote bag to: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Monday%20Nature%20Mystery%20Winner!)

Congratulations, you are the winner by one minute! October correctly identified the eggs and nest of the Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor). Tree Swallows are one of the earliest breeding birds to arrive in our area. They are secondary cavity nesters and are often found in Eastern Bluebird boxes or Purple Martin houses. According to our friend Bet Z. Smith ([link removed]) , Tree Swallows can eat up to 2,000 insects a day and feed their young up to 6,000 insects! They eat, drink and bathe on the wing.
Last week's mystery: Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) nest and eggs. Photo: Bet Z. Smith

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 ([link removed]) 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 ([link removed]) .

Photo: Tim Spira

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

Good luck!

-Audubon Society of Northern Virginia

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.

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