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Owl lover's book bares soul By William Hermann, 2004-12-19
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. - Valley tennis pro Jim Burns has written a wise and wonderful book about his passion. Not tennis - his other passion: Owls. Burns speaks of his tennis teaching work at the Village Racquet & Health Club with enthusiasm and insight, but when he talks of owls he rhapsodizes. ''There is a ...

Chewonki expert knows who's who in owl world By Deirdre Fleming, 2004-12-19
Wiscasset, Maine, U.S.A. - Chris Coleman never expected to end up in Maine teaching children about owls, but now Coleman and four owls lead the Chewonki Foundation's most popular educational program. Coleman joined Chewonki four years ago. The nonprofit in Wiscasset provides educational experiences to foster an underst...

Northern Grey Owls Found In City 2004-12-18
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. - You may have seen one yourself. Southern Minnesota is being invaded by a large number of great grey owls from the north. Many of the owls have headed south to find more food because their food supplies are running low. According to the University of Minnesota Raptor Center, this is common, occu...

Owls' Silent Flight May Inspire Quiet Aircraft Tech By John Roach, 2004-12-17
Hampton, Virginia, U.S.A. - A few years ago, the silent brush of a barn owl's wing sent Trish Nixon reeling from her porch in the still of the night. She never heard the owl, just saw its ''ghostly white form float past.'' Nixon is a raptor specialist with The Peregrine Fund in Boise, Idaho. She often speaks about the sil...

Increase in Owl Admissions By Sue Kirchoff, 2004-12-15
St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. - An unusually large number of northern owls, particularly great grey owls, have been admitted to The Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota in recent weeks. Veterinarians suspect that the unusual number of owl admissions indicates that an owl ''invasion'' is underway. Owl invasions or irrupt...

Snowy owl makes rare appearance in Springfield By Chris Young, 2004-12-11, 1 comment
Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A. - For a lot of central Illinois birdwatchers, a white Christmas has already arrived. That holiday gift came in the form of a snowy owl, an arctic species that is rarely seen this far south, even in winter. Last Friday, a construction worker pouring concrete for a new driveway noticed the owl...

Wise way with owls By Katie Thomas, 2004-12-10
Long Island, New York, U.S.A. - Many years ago, Long Island farmers welcomed barn owls in much the same way as an old tomcat, two predators that made quick work of the mice and other rodents that have always been drawn to farms. Calverton resident Hal Lindstrom remembers how, many years ago on the North Fork, he would often s...

Record owl population for region By Josh Watson, 2004-12-09
Northern Minnesota, U.S.A. - There is something so spectacular about seeing an owl, especially ones as elusive and sought after as the great gray, northern hawk, boreal and snowy owls. But what exactly is it about owls that capture most of us? Maybe it's their ability to fly silently on graceful wings, to alight majestic...

Out of the North: Snowy owl makes a rare visit By Chris Young, 2004-12-09
Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A. - For a lot of central Illinois bird-watchers, a white Christmas has already arrived. That holiday gift came in the form of a snowy owl, member of an arctic species rarely seen this far south, even in winter. Last Friday, a construction worker pouring concrete for a driveway noticed the ow...

Urban nature: Owls go to town in search of fall food By Maria Dolan, 2004-12-09, 1 comment
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. - Owls have been a harbinger of death in English poetry, and a felicitous sign to ancient Greeks (who had a coin stamped with the image of an owl). Seattleite Aaron Martin took his sighting this October as the arrival of extremely good luck. ''It was exciting,'' he says. ''I had never seen an ...

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