Phippsburg police chief rescues injured snowy owl “I’ve done many bird rescues, but as someone who loves birds and is a police officer, this couldn’t have been a better call,” said Phippsburg Police Chief John Skroski. “I made my first bird feeder in Boy Scouts in third grade and from then I was hooked.” Share Phippsburg Police Chief John Skroski found the injured bird near Route 209 Thursday. Photo courtesy of Caroline Skroski PHIPPSBURG — Phippsburg Police Chief John Skroski, a self-proclaimed “bird nerd,” received the call of a lifetime Thursday when a good Samaritan reported an injured snowy owl on Route 209.