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I went searching for the Snowy Owl in Berlin, VT that appeared on the front cover of this morning's Times Argus. My son and I were headed out the door for a shopping trip to Montpelier when a call came from Fred Pratt alerting me to the photo taken by Jeb Wallace-Brodeur on Thursday afternoon. According to the caption, the Snowy was in a field near Town and Country Honda in Berlin. We searched in all the likely places in the area, and may have passed it since we had no Red-tailed Hawk for help;) Our consolation prize was a flock of 30 Turkeys spotted by my Eagle-eyed son! Patti and Thomas, Moretown On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 3:38 PM, Ronald Payne <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Don't you mean if it wasn't for your 11:11 wish? > > Here is a mediocre digiscoped image of the bird I posted to the Vermont > Atlas of Life: > http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/477667 > > -- > Ron Payne > Middlebury, VT > > > On Sat, 7 Dec 2013 15:35:10 -0500, Alison Wagner <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > Hello again VT Birders, > >> >> I'd like to add a chapter to Eric's report regarding finding the Snowy! >> There was another accomplice....a Red-tailed Hawk! Eric and I had driven >> past "something on top of a tree" (hawk) and decided to go back and check >> it out. We let Ian and Ron know we were pursuing something as they >> continued south. Once we determined it was a Red-tail, we headed south to >> find the team. Next Eric saw Ian traveling back (north), so he gave the >> thumbs down sign indicating not our target bird. Eric and I continued a >> few minutes further, turning onto Basin Harbor Road. Eric decided to call >> Ian again to see what the next plan was. He noticed the time was 11:11, >> and suggested I make a wish. "I wish Eric could see a Snowy Owl," I said >> aloud. Ian answered his phone and told us that he and Ron were still in >> the spot where they received Eric's signal, only now their thumbs were up! >> They had found the elusive Snowy! If it hadn't been for that hawk, we all >> would have driven right on by! >> >> Ali >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Eric Hynes >> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2013 2:57 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: [VTBIRD] Snowy Owl in Bridport >> >> Hello Vermont Birders: >> >> Ali Wagner, Ian Worley, Ron Payne, and I teamed up for some fun birding in >> Addison County this morning. Somebody else might offer a more complete >> report but I wanted to share a couple of highlights while there is still >> some daylight. >> We had a way out Long-tailed Duck from under the bridge at Chimney Point. >> Remarkably, Ali spotted a possible Snowy Owl in flight from Chimney >> Point. She was looking toward Bridport so we headed down to investigate. >> Eagle-eyed Ali was right! >> >> Ron and Ian found it standing in a corn stubble field on the east side of >> Rt. 125. It was just south of the town line with Addison and north of Lake >> Street. It wasn't close but it was spectacular. >> Good birding, >> >> Eric Hynes >> >