Dear All



I just saw a non-birder friend this morning who gave a me a perfect description of a large all-white owl he saw on Wednesday morning at 7.30am flying over at 35th Street and Porter Street NW DC (Cleveland Park).  It was low, about twice the height of the telegraph poles, and gliding though not losing height and heading north. I chastised him, as much one can to do a non-birder friend, for not calling me immediately. His description was perfect.  He saw the facial disk and described the shape and pure brilliant white underparts.  I would even go as far to say that it probably a male as he was sure it was unbarred underneath.



So, one wonders if it is not last year's bird?  And if so then I am not sure if folk recall but that bird ended up in Cleveland Park on the playground of Sidwell School.  I am not sure that I will be able to get out locally to look for an all-white-bird-in-a-snow-storm tomorrow but would suggest that watchers in the 'hood look out for crows mobbing something as that was the dead giveaway when hunting down that bird last Feb.



Good luck all!



Gary Allport



Gallport at Audubon dot org