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

December 27, 2021

Monday Nature Mystery

We are pleased to announce the winner of our Monday Nature Mystery, Erica Garfinkle! 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 to Erica for correctly identifying the photo of the Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)! These geese can often be found in corn fields, wetlands, and waterways during the winter months. At one point the population numbers were so low that hunting them was banned. Their numbers have since rebounded. The dark morph of it is aptly named a Blue Goose ([link removed]) .

Last Week's mystery: Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens). Photo: Danny Hancock/Audubon Photography Awards

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

Click here ([link removed]) for this week's audio 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: Donnie Rosie via Unsplash

Can you identify this call? Post your guess (please list both common name and Latin name) on our Facebook page @AudubonVA ([link removed]) 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.

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