Another trip to Dune Rd. this afternoon did not yield the Short Eared Owl that continues to elude me (though it was seen today). Instead I found a Clapper Rail feeding just west of Triton Ln. and a Greater Yellow Legs in the same stretch of water. A Northern Harrier was seen in the distance hunting. Photos and a video of the Rail eating a clam worm can be seen here: http://birdsoflongisland.blogspot.com/2011/02/clapper-rail-gets-worm.html
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