<p>Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown is looking for help&nbsp;in finding a home for dozens of ducklings that arrived at the Smithtown post office on Thursday and went unclaimed. NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Macy Egeland reports.</p>


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