Can you guess what this is? Plus last week's answer and winner!
December 20, 2021
Monday Nature Mystery
We are pleased to announce the winner of our Monday Nature Mystery,Mark App! Please email us your snail mail address and preference for a hat or tote bag to: [email protected]
Congratulations to Mark for correctly identifying the call of the Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). Interestingly, both the male and female Northern Cardinals sing. They are the official bird of the Commonwealth of Virginia as well as six other states. New research supports splitting this familiar bird into multiple species. To learn more, click here.
Last Week's audio mystery: Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis). Click here to listen. Photo: vince gx via Unsplash
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: Danny Hancock/Audubon Photography Awards
Do you know whose alarm call this is? Post your guess (please list both common name and Latin name) on our Facebook page @AudubonVA under this week's 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.
