[TN-Bird] Snowy Owl seen 1-23-2009, around 3 p.m.

We spotted the snowy owl today, 1-23-2009, in Maury County. We arrived at  
the Cracker Barrel around 2 p.m. We scanned the neighboring fields, with no owl 
 
nor birders in sight. At the restaurant, the waitress showed us a spectacular 
 picture she had taken of the owl in flight. She said he had been in the 
field  next to the restaurant two days ago. Since there was a red barn across 
from 
the  restaurant, we thought that was the infamous landmark. However, the 
hostess told  us people were looking for the owl on the other side of the 
bridge. 
As we drove  toward the RippaVilla Mansion around 2:45 p.m., we saw several  
cars pulled over including a police car. We parked at the closed "GM entrance." 
 We were told the police were telling people they could not park on the side 
of  the road because it was an "emergency lane," but the GM entrance was 
acceptable.  The owl stayed stationary in the field, quite a distance off, for 
the  
duration of our visit. He preened and yawned to entertain us. A generous 
birder  let us look through her scope. As we were leaving, a local stopped to 
ask 
what  all the fuss was about. She had been seeing cars stopped there for the 
past week  or so.
 
The owl blends in with the field much more than I had  anticipated, 
especially at such a distance with the naked eye. I do not think we  would have 
been 
able to spot it on our own if we hadn't seen people already  stopped and 
looking.
 
Thank you all for your directions and reports!
 
Chanda Taylor, 
Dayton, TN
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