After almost calling it quits, I thought I'd check just one more spot, and there, right by where you were parked, in the bushes about chest high, was what I thought was a dead bird. After sniffing the air, and pulling out my flashlight to make sure it wasn't an "ex-parrot", I made the grab!
(thats right, a Monty Python reference. that's how I roll!)
CONGRATS CBW!!! Thankfully Turtlefinder didn't have to join the search. She needs her "down time"!