[va-bird] Monday, 01/30: Brief sighting, Dulles snowy owl

After an unsuccessful (and very windy) try to see the Dulles Airport snowy 
owl Sunday evening, I arrived at the parking garage around noon Monday. Rich 
Reiger arrived at about the same time. After 30-35 minutes of scoping 
fruitlessly, I spotted the owl on the 5th (farthest) of the tall light posts, 
on the 
left-hand light fixture. Did not see it arrive there and have no idea where it 
was 
up to that time. I called Rich on his cell phone - he was scoping from the 
higher level - and just as we disconnected, the bird flew, swooping behind the 
buildings directly across Aviation Drive. We were never able to re-locate it 
and I hope that later-arriving birders will post if they did. At one point I 
did 
see a large, pale raptor swoop across the field in front the distant 
tree-line. It went to ground - and then I lost it. Can't swear it was the owl.

At least it's certain, after last evening's "miss," that the bird is still in 
the area. Good luck, all...

Leni Friedman
Arlington/Bluemont

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