This morning I drove through EPCAL - both runways and came up with nothing. Didn't see any hawks, let alone Snowy Owls. I did see a couple Meadowlarks but that was it, I even checked the radar station to the north.
In the mid-afternoon, I went to Dune Road and spied a Snowy Owl across the inlet. I drove across to the other side where I found the bird and was able to photograph it. A barking dog ended up spooking the bird away as it flew off to a nearby island. Not sure if it's the same bird as yesterday, though the markings look similar. Photos of the bird can be seen here: http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2013/12/snowy-strikes-again.html -- - Luke Ormand, East Patchogue www.birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
