Can you guess what this is? Plus last week's answer and winner!
October 31, 2022
Monday Nature Mystery
We are pleased to announce the winner of our Monday Nature Mystery, Cathy Crosby Grose. (Please email your snail mail address and preference for a hat or tote bag to [email protected].)
Congratulations to Cathy for identifying this female Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus). According to All About Birds, these birds build such flimsy nests that eggs are often visible from below through the nest bottom.The male Rose-breasted Grosbeak takes a turn incubating the eggs for several hours during the day, while the female incubates the rest of the day and all night long. Both sexes sing quietly to each other when they exchange places.
Last Week's mystery: Female Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus). Photo: Dana Greindl/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.
This week’s Mystery: Who was this? Happy Halloween!
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, maximum 2 per person.
