Hi @dbever, King have recently changed this level to have less moves. It is extremely difficult now, to get 8 owls with only 9 bubbles. I worked on making the new tutorial video all weekend Passing without extra moves or boosters now relies a lot more on luck. Try to always move up in the level and don't bother with collecting the owls until you're near the top. Also make use of the fairies, try to click on bubbles that contain them as much as possible and hope that they remove some owls for you!
Here is the new example, with only 9 bubbles! Level 144