While driving along Ocean Parkway today, I found a road-kill long-eared owl along the side of the road near Gilgo Beach.. On closer inspection, I found it still had a mouse in it's talons. Poor guy was probably taking off with it's catch when it was hit. The bird was not in great shape for mounting, so I left it an the adjacent brush. Also saw 1 male and 1 female harrier between Robert Moses Causeway and Jones Beach.
Dick Cartwright Hydrologist U.S. Geological Survey NY Coram Water Science Center 2045 Route 112, Bldg 4 Coram, NY 11727 631-736-0783 ext. 105 -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
