Owl to Arabella?

[btk6y <btk6y@virginia.edu>]

No: HPFGUIDX 50476

In the first few pages of SS, Vernon is picking his "most boring 
tie" for work and Petunia wrestles a screaming Dudley into his high 
chair.  Then:

"None of them noticed a large, tawny owl flutter past the window."

This may (probably has) been discussed, but where is this owl going 
that it flutters past a window on Privet Drive?  Perhaps to Arabella 
Figg's house to let her know that Harry will be coming to town and 
she will be his guardian?  But why would Ms. Figg already be there?  
Did Dumbledore anticipate this and set her up there or was she 
always assigned to hang around the Dursleys'?  Or was it going to 
someone else?  

There is another quick mention of owls:

"...the cat on the wall outside showed no signs of sleepiness... it 
didn't so much quiver when a car door slammed on the next street, 
nor when two owls swooped overhead."

This reference may not be for Ms. Figg, perhaps these owls just 
swooped overhead on their way to some other destination.  But I find 
it difficult to believe that the first owl would have gotten down to 
window level if it wasn't delivering a message to somewhere on 
Privet Drive- the question is who?

Bobby