Can you guess what this is? Plus last week's answer and winner!
August 23, 2021
Monday Nature Mystery
We are pleased to announce the winner of our 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 drumming of the Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus). A very interesting upland game bird, the Ruffed Grouse is often heard and not seen. According to our friends at All About Birds, ‘The male Ruffed Grouse’s signature drumming display doesn’t involve drumming on anything but air. As the bird quickly rotates its wings forward and backward, air rushes in beneath the wings creating a miniature vacuum that generates a deep, thumping sound wave that carries up to a quarter of a mile.’ Interestingly, their nests are sometimes parasitized by Wild Turkeys and Ring-necked Pheasants.
Last Week's audio mystery: Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus), click here to listen. Photo: Miha Rekar
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: Roxanna Martin
Do you know what flower 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.
