August’s Hidden Bird Contest got off to a drab start. This made sense. The hidden bird was drab. Unless you knew what it was. Then you’d realize it was interesting: a bird that walks under water. An American Dipper.

Toward the end of the month, we mentioned on Facebook that entrants for August’s contest were coming in slowly, and that turned things around. We wound up getting a stream of last-minute Dipper discoverers.

We got so many, that it was only fair to pick two names out of the hat.

So, from all the people who found the hidden American Dipper amid “The Ferruginous Hawk” in our “Stories” category, we pulled these names:

Chris Reynolds of Pawling, New York, and Olli Haukkovaara of Valkeakoski, Finland.

Congratulations Chris and Ollie. You’ll each receive a Two-Fisted Birdwatcher hooded sweatshirt. To everyone else who found the American Dipper, thanks for birding on our site, and for your commentary. Now, let’s go again.

September’s hidden bird is: Red-Headed Woodpecker.

This is an all-time favorite, with a name that actually makes sense. A photo of it will be in plain sight and have no caption. It could be in any part of our website listed on the Contents page.

It might look like it belongs where it is, or like it’s been dropped in just so you can find it. As always, there’s no need to leave Two-Fisted Birdwatcher by going to outside links. The Red-Headed Woodpecker will be right here, somewhere.

What if you find it?

You get to say, “Gotcha!” It’s like birding in the wild, but you can do it from your keyboard. Then there’s the prize you might win: Everyone who contacts us with the location of the hidden Red-Headed Woodpecker will be in a drawing.

We’ll pick a winner at random (usually just one—in spite of August’s double dipper). The prize will be a Two-Fisted Birdwatcher hooded sweatshirt.

To tell us where you found the bird, use our Contact page. Or click “Leave a Comment” under any story on the site. We’ll reply to let you know you’ll be in the drawing. Good luck!