Can you guess what this is? Plus last week's answer and winner!
September 5, 2022
Monday Nature Mystery
We are pleased to announce the winner of our Monday Nature Mystery, Eric Anderson. (Please email your snail mail address and preference for a hat or tote bag to [email protected].)
Congratulations to Eric for correctly identifying the Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina)! According to All About Birds, the Tennessee Warbler is a common nectar "thief" on its wintering grounds in tropical forests. Most nectar-eating birds, bats, and insects probe a flower from the front to get the nectar, spreading pollen on their faces in the process. But Tennessee warblers pierce the flower tube at the base, lapping up the nectar without helping pollinate the flower.
Last Week's mystery: Tennessee Warbler (Leiothlypis peregrina). Photo: Ben Cvengros/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.
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! We only accept entries from our Facebook page, not via email.
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: Barbara Krizman/Audubon Photography Awards
This week’s Mystery: Who are these juveniles?
Post your guess (please list both common name and Latin name) on our Facebook page @AudubonVA under this week's Monday Nature Mystery. Remember, we only accept entries from our Facebook page, not via email!
Good luck!
-Audubon Society of Northern Virginia
Please note that we only accept entries on our Facebook page where they are date- and time-stamped. Remember that, if you need to correct your entry, you should make a new posting rather than correcting the old one so that we get a correct time stamp for your correction. Winners are limited to one prize every 90 days.
