Can you guess what this is? Plus last week's answer and winner!
July 12, 2021
Monday Nature Mystery
We are pleased to announce the winner of our June 28th Monday Nature Mystery, Andrew Paulson! Please email us your snail mail address and preference for a hat or tote bag to: [email protected]
Congratulations to Andrew for correctly identifying the song of the Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) as our Monday Nature Mystery. This grassland bird sounds a lot like R2D2 and travels about 12,000 miles round trip during migration! To learn more about the amazing Bobolink, visit our good friends at All About Birds.
June 28th mystery: Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) vocalization. Click here to listen. Photo: Laura McDonald
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.
Photo: Laura McDonald
Do you know what plant 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
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.
