>I can just picture these razor-clam-taking snowy owls being written up in
>the book of seldom-seen birds. "The long-snooted snowy owl (LSSO) has a
>diet comprised primarily of razor clams. It sticks it long snoot through
>the sand directly into the clam shell. The pellet is comprised mostly of sand."

OK, this actually reminds me to ask a real question. In the small cafe down
here in Gearhart, OR (where I'm spending time helping remodel a house friends
and I bought), there's a painting of a "robin snipe".

To me, it looks like a willet, but frankly the painting's very amateurish
and I can't really say for sure.

So, anyone out there know if "robin snipe" is a willet?


- Don Baccus, Portland OR <dhogaza at pacifier.com>
Nature photos, on-line guides, at (NEW) http://donb.photo.net