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    Retiring owl expert gives a Hoot  09 Jan 2004
    Frank Oliver can point anywhere on a map of forestland in southern Douglas County and tell you the history of the spotted owl pair that lives there. ... (The News-Review, United States)

    Owl girls place third in meet  09 Jan 2004
    By Mike Smith. The Timberlane Regional High School girls indoor track and field team gets back to action with a multi-team meet this Saturday at UNH. ... (Rockingham News, NH)

    It ’ s owl about seeing these birds at Richard M . Nixon County ...   09 Jan 2004
    Actually, they’re hoping the owls scattered throughout the park will give several such sounds during an Owl Walk that takes place from 7 to 9 tonight. ... (York Daily Record, PA)

    An 'Owl Prowl' for fowl weather friends  09 Jan 2004
    Winter is an ideal time for bird-watching because the trees are bare. But you'll have to trek outdoors at night to catch a glimpse of the nocturnal owl. ... (Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH)

    Center's bird blind sparkles in winter  09 Jan 2004
    Tonight and next Friday, the Nature Center offers a special program, "An Owl Prowl Through Beargrass Creek State Nature Preserve," from 7-9. After a ... (Louisville Courier Journal, KY)

    Taped toots attract big number of little owls to banding site  09 Jan 2004
    ...of 26 northern saw-whet owls at a Blount County bird-banding station marks the first time that large numbers of Tennessee's smallest and least-known owl have ... (Knoxville News Sentinel, TN)

    Endangered Species Act Hits 30-Year Mark  09 Jan 2004
    38 million acres of so-called critical habitat, including three parcels each the size of Rhode Island — one for a bird, one for a frog and the last for an owl ... (FOX News)

    Murray's mug asks: 'How much can a man take?'  09 Jan 2004
    So Murray bumps into another deracinated night owl from his home country, Scarlett Johansson (the hauntingly pretty, soft-featured ingenue of The Man Who Wasn ... (Financial Times (subscription), UK)

    Where mature singles mingle  09 Jan 2004
    After he signed up, we met in the cafe to eat. I said, `Do you want to see an owl?' He did and I showed him one I saw in the woods. ... (Chicago Tribune (subscription), IL)

    Move afoot to keep Tumacacori Highlands wild  09 Jan 2004
    ...to rare and sensitive species and offers refuge for endangered species such as jaguar, peregrine falcon, the Chiricahua leopard frog and the Mexican spotted owl ... (Tucson Citizen, AZ)

    A great move, a last chance for Snyder  09 Jan 2004
    Steinbrenner has shown the same capacity to poke fun at himself, most recently after fussing about the inner night owl of Derek Jeter last spring. ... (Washington Times, DC)

    Selection KWPN Select Sale known  09 Jan 2004
    Heartbreaker has two offspring in the auction: Wil Schellekens's USA Today (dam's sire Capitol I) and Unique le Sursaut (dam's sire Oula Owl xx) of Stal le ... (Equiworld, UK)

    Radio station aids non-readers  09 Jan 2004
    Terry also talked about other programming like "Night Owl," the 7 pm program that parents can listen to with their children. Terry is visually impaired. ... (Evening Times, AR)

    Behind Our Stone Walls: Birds of winter  09 Jan 2004
    I had the road to myself. I gently slowed down, stopped, and had a wonderful visit with a barred owl, who had perched on a pine bough just off the road. ... (Bolton Common, MA)

    Tragic death of burglary victim  09 Jan 2004
    She was also Brown Owl at First Hellesdon Brownie Group. Mrs Webster leaves her daughter Alison, sisters Liz, Nancy and Jackie and brother Walter. ... (Norwich Evening News, UK)

    Former Hooters girls look back at first 20 years  09 Jan 2004
    The restaurant built its logo around an owl, but Martin's reference -- as well as the restaurant chain's -- was anatomical, not ornithological. (The Olympian, WA)

    National Briefing: Southwest  09 Jan 2004
    Fe Forest Watch and Forest Guardians, contends that much of the acreage, in the Jemez Mountains, is protected habitat for the endangered Mexican spotted owl. ... (New York Times)

    I CAN'T BELIEVE I'VE DONE THISH  09 Jan 2004
    ...builders spent the night in police cells in May 2003 after running around the grounds of Prince Charles' Highgrove home then playing rugby with a plastic owl. ... (The Mirror, UK)

    Owl bowlers roll to wins  Jan 8, 2004
    ...by Ron Lamrock. OSCODA - The Oscoda Owls varsity bowling team started their season on a high note Saturday in Gladwin. Oscoda swept ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    Get close to an OWL  Jan 2, 2004
    By Karen Palmer. MANSFIELD -- It may not be in all the old familiar places, but there will be six chances to catch "Owl Be Seeing You.". ... (Mansfield News Journal, OH)

    Key owl biologist quits BC rescue program  Dec 26, 2003
    In a letter of protest to Myke Chutter, chairman of the BC government's spotted owl recovery team, he says the flawed plan will not keep the species alive. ... (The Globe and Mail, Canada)

    I begin to cure my night-owl problem by going into a trance.  Dec 26, 2003
    ...my major in college because I wouldn't take a class that met before 11 am People constantly greet me with, "You look so tired." My husband, another night owl ... (Slate)

    Night-owl viewers making impact  Dec 26, 2003
    Night owl viewership, from 1-to 6 am, increased 35 percent for people 18-34 between 1999 and 2003, according to Nielsen Media Research. ... (Knoxville News Sentinel, TN)

    Minor to close The Smiling Owl  Jan 1, 2004
    ..."I bought the store a month before the stock market dropped three years ago," she said. "It's been a struggle ever since. Gift buying ... (Tullahoma.net, TN)

    Rare Snowy Owl Returns  Dec 24, 2003
    The snowy owl, which is known for its brilliant white plumage, has been spotted in North Uist in the Western Isles, much to the delight of islanders. ... (The Scotsman, UK)

    Lone snowy owl returns to island  Dec 23, 2003
    The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Scotland has confirmed that a solitary snowy owl has returned to North Uist, and looks like settling in ... (The Scotsman, UK)

    Spotted owl kin complicates status  Dec 14, 2003
    The northern spotted owl, icon of the Pacific Northwest timber wars a decade ago, now faces a threat at least as imposing as loggers: its bigger, badder cousin ... (The Columbian, WA)

    Tiny owl may lose US protection  Dec 16, 2003
    The US agency that put the pygmy owl on the endangered species list now wants it taken off, which would make it easier to develop thousands of acres of prime ... (Arizona Daily Star, AZ)

    Timeline on pygmy owl protection  Dec 16, 2003
    The Tucson-based Southwest Center for Biological Diversity petitions the US Fish and Wildlife Service to list the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl as endangered. ... (DailyStar.com)

    Lawyer appealing Peterson's conviction won't use owl hypothesis  Dec 15, 2003
    DURHAM -- The lawyer appealing Michael Peterson's first-degree murder conviction said Monday he had nothing to do with a recently advanced theory that an owl ... (Durham Herald Sun, NC)

    Owl in storm sewer may be last in Rogue Valley  Dec 23, 2003
    MEDFORD (AP) - A rare burrowing owl has taken up residence in a storm sewer - and it's apparently the only one remaining in the Rogue Valley. ... (Albany Democrat Herald, OR)

    Burrowing Owl may be last of its kind in Rogue Valley  Dec 22, 2003
    MEDFORD - A rare burrowing owl has taken up residence in a storm sewer - and it's apparently the only one remaining in the Rogue Valley. ... (Katu.com, OR)

    Michael Peterson's friends say owl attacked novelist's wife  Dec 13, 2003
    One-time US Senate candidate Nick Galifianakis and Larry Pollard believe an owl attacked and killed Peterson's wife two years ago. ... (News 14 Carolina, NC)

    Little Owl Festival funds the growth of Native American lore  Dec 13, 2003
    LAKELAND -- If Skylar "Little Owl" Harris, 7, has a good week in school, she'll get to participate in the Native American festival that bears her name, mom ... (News Chief, FL)

    Owl volleyball gets first win  Dec 17, 2003
    Melissa McCausey had nine kills, three blocks and six aces, Geri Gaskell had seven kills and four blocks and Megan Shelton added 10 kills for the Owl offense. ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    Peterson Attorney Will Not Use Owl Theory  Dec 16, 2003
    DURHAM, NC -- The lawyer appealing Michael Peterson's murder conviction says he will not use the recently formed owl hypothesis. ... (NBC 17.com, NC)

    Lawyer For Michael Peterson Distances Himself From Owl Theory  Dec 16, 2003
    Durham, NC -- The lawyer appealing Michael Peterson's first-degree murder conviction is distancing himself from a theory by the novelist's friends that an owl ... (WSOCtv.com, NC)

    Lawyer for Michael Peterson distances himself from owl theory  Dec 16, 2003
    ...appealing Michael Peterson's first-degree murder conviction said he has no connection with a recently posited theory by the novelist's friends that an owl ... (Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA)

    Owl rescued, transported to Raptor Center in Minneapolis  Dec 16, 2003
    ...by Wendy Johnson. A owl came down at Christmas – and stayed.... On Monday, Pam Zezulka of Cloquet looked out the window of her ... (Cloquet Pine Knot, MN)

    Barn owl nursed back to health  Dec 23, 2003
    By KEN LEWIS. By ANDREA S. BLUM, Staff. ELKTON -- The barn owl shrieked in outrage as Melanie Stage pulled it from a cage to set it free. ... (St. Augustine Record, FL)

    Pleasant Hill's Night Owl Pediatrics works late  Dec 17, 2003
    Night Owl Pediatrics, a new clinic in Pleasant Hill, appears to be the first doctor's office in California, and definitely the first in the East Bay, to offer ... (Contra Costa Times, CA)

    Marion Bay teams feature in Warooka Night Owl competition  Dec 21, 2003
    Marion Bay teams dominated the last evening of the Warooka Night Owl competition for 2003, filling three rinks and promising to add further to their numbers in ... (Yorke Peninsula Country Times, Australia)

    Semantic web specs step forward: RDF, OWL to PR  Dec 22, 2003
    The W3C has released a slew of new semantic web technology specifications, related to the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and the OWL Web Ontology Language ... (Xmlhack, UK)

    Owl's Nest robbed for second time in month  Dec 24, 2003
    By ROGER ADKINS. PARKERSBURG - The Owl's Nest on Murdoch Avenue was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday morning for the second time in about as many weeks. ... (Parkersburg News, WV)

    Owl volleyball almost perfect  Dec 24, 2003
    ...by Ron Lamrock. OSCODA - The Oscoda varsity volleyball team came excruciatingly close to having a perfect week. The girls won everything ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    Rare snowy owl returns  Dec 25, 2003
    The snowy owl, which is known for its brilliant white plumage, has been spotted in North Uist in the Western Isles. The bird also ... (Godric's Hollow, United States)

    Aun: Pequest program is like taking food out of an owl's mouth  Jan 3, 2004
    BY FRED J. AUN. Hey kids! How would you like to poke around in some owl vomit? We figured you'd be excited about the opportunity. ... (Newark Star Ledger, NJ)

    Science center gives a hoot about owls  Jan 1, 2004
    BY ALLISON FREEMAN. Most people are unfamiliar with the barred owl, a large owl that breeds in New Jersey and is now a threatened species here. ... (Newark Star Ledger, NJ)

    Giving a hoot about Arkansas owls  Dec 27, 2003
    Sometimes the only indication of an owl near us may be the short hairs rising on the backs of our necks. We didn't hear anything, but we felt something. ... (Arkansas News, United States)

    Lawyer for Michael Peterson Distances Himself From Owl Theory  Dec 16, 2003
    DURHAM, NC -- The lawyer appealing Michael Peterson's first-degree murder conviction is distancing himself from a theory by the novelist's friends that an owl ... (WRAL.com, NC)

    Cable networks entice night owl viewers  Dec 22, 2003
    Night owl viewership, from 1 am to 6 am, increased 35 percent for people aged 18 to 34 between 1999 and 2003, according to Nielsen Media Research. ... (Pocono Record, PA)

    ' Takes Five '  Jan 7, 2004
    Which wild animals are reveling in this weather? Jeannie Lord holds a saw-whet owl, a permanent resident at Pine View Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. ... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI)

    Ban for rugby club directors  Jan 6, 2004
    2001, owing creditors £212,463. The club, based at The Owl Stadium, Owl Lane, Shaw Cross, now has new owners. Robert Hugh McDermott ... (Huddersfield Daily Examiner, UK)

    Chaddy faces charges  Jan 7, 2004
    Chaddy The Owl will be questioned by Oldham police today (Thursday) about an incident which took place at the recent Latics game against Black-pool at Boundary ... (Oldham Advertiser, UK)

    Breaking schmooze: Charlotte plans big rally for Rams-Panthers ...   Jan 6, 2004
    That man holding the owl in the Rose Bowl parade on Thursday was hometown ornithologist Walter Crawford from the World Bird Sanctuary. ... (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO)

    Wise birders look for great horned owls  Dec 27, 2003
    ...in Indiana. Attention often is first drawn to the presence of our largest owl by angry calls from a group of crows. Great horned ... (Indianapolis Star, IN)

    Winter in the mountians is a time for birds and berrries  Jan 7, 2004
    Now at sundown, the mountains’ resident great horned owl can be heard hooting, beginning the cycle of courting and rebirth again. ... (Black Mountain News, NC)

    01.04.04 Haggerty column  Jan 3, 2004
    ...say where... “That’s the first owl I’ve ever seen,” said wide-eyed Austin K, staring at a Barred Owl. “Holy cow. Look ... (Grand Junction Sentinel, CO)

    Measure shielding wildlife turns 30  Dec 28, 2003
    From the snail darter to the spotted owl to Pacific salmon, the law and its enforcement still spark fierce confrontations between environmentalists and ... (Sacramento Bee, CA)

    60% of Kruger Park animals face extinction  Jan 8, 2004
    In Mexico's Chihuahuan desert, extinction would be particularly high because species, like the Cape pygmy owl, would have to travel long distances to cooler ... (Independent Online, South Africa)

    Getting to the core of Apple's shortcomings  Jan 5, 2004
    His daily commentaries appear at his own technology Web site The Mac Night Owl. (www.macaddict.com) Don't miss Gene's weekly radio ... (USA Today)

    Lifestyle Calendar  Jan 8, 2004
    Food For Thought Book Group: Pizza and conversation. I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven will be the first book for this new group. ... (Hartford Advocate, CT)

    Audubon's count finds declining bird population  Jan 7, 2004
    Chipley said. "But you won't find a barn owl at a backyard feeder," he said. Global warming may be another factor. Hermit thrushes ... (News Chief, FL)

    DEFENSE LACKING AS MEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS AT GEORGE WASHINGTON, ...   Jan 7, 2004
    The Owl point guard hit just one-for-nine from the floor and over the past four games is shooting 14-for-60 (.233) over the last four games. ... (OwlsSports.com)

    Oddest stories of 2003  Dec 27, 2003
    DNR saves fake owl: Imagine Angie Anderson's surprise when a man from the zoo knocked on her door in Racine and offered to save her owl. ... (Journal Times Online, WI)

    Sandusky River Festival might be held in Crawford County  Jan 8, 2004
    Activities could include a canoe trip on the Sandusky River in addition to owl calling, touring displays on live animals and water quality in the nature center ... (Bucyrus Telegraph Forum, OH)

    Hooters girls' look back at first 20 years  Jan 8, 2004
    The restaurant built its logo around an owl, but Martin's reference - as well as the restaurant chain's - was anatomical, not ornithological. ... (Arizona Business Gazette, AZ)

    Born 100 Years Too Late  Jan 7, 2004
    1984) by Paula Fox. In Owl Moon (1987) by Jane Yolen, we breathlessly crept through the woods, hoping to see the owl. We worried if ... (Home Educator's Family Times, ME)

    Concert of Flowers on Hit Parade  Jan 2, 2004
    ...for its "Springtime Symphony." A sylvan scene with a conservation message, the float featured two gigantic mechanical owls' heads and one real owl. ... (Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA)

    Burtt's bird insights span nearly half-century  Jan 4, 2004
    Great horned owls are an aggressive bird, and Burtt had an assistant watch to warn him if the owl flew near. The owl tried to strike ... (Syracuse Post Standard, NY)

    Bird count reveals plenty of starlings  Dec 27, 2003
    A new species was added this year, a saw-whet owl, while several species normally seen could not be found, including cedar waxwing, bobwhite, quail, red ... (Hamilton Journal News, OH)

    Kevin Johnson  Dec 18, 2003
    As a rapper, former WFUN-FM (Q95.5) radio personality Nite Owl always stood a bit apart. Nite Owl does his thing with a live band rather than with a DAT. ... (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO)

    Saving the SPECIES  Dec 30, 2003
    In Arizona, debates have raged over the pygmy owl, north of Tucson; the Mexican spotted owl in mixed-conifer forests; the Mexican gray wolf in the eastern ... (Arizona Republic, AZ)

    Feds losing grip on species act  Dec 28, 2003
    Much of the Northwest woods was put off-limits to logging to protect the northern spotted owl, for example, but owl numbers are still in decline in Washington. ... (Seattle Times, WA)

    'Raptor!' Packed With Facts About Birds of Prey  Jan 3, 2004
    Earth? It can fly up to 100 miles per hour. The burrowing owl makes the sound of a rattlesnake to scare away predators. What makes ... (ABQ Journal (subscription), NM)

    Four centuries of birds portrayed in art subject of exhibit  Jan 2, 2004
    ...right, 2003; Cindy House, American (b. 1952), Spring Rain, pastel, 15 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches, signed lower left, 1998; John Pitcher, American, Western Screech Owl ... (Manchester Journal, VT)

    Hawks aim for perfect season  Jan 6, 2004
    FINALLY - Credit Temple senior guard David Hawkins for Temple Owl reserve big man Nehemiah Ingram's new nickname ''The Landlord''. ... (Hampshire Gazette, MA)

    Mendocino National Forest to grow by 22574000 acres  Jan 2, 2004
    The acquisition also provides permanent protection for species such as the bald eagle, great gray owl, northern spotted owl, foothill yellow legged frog and ... (Ukiah Daily Journal, CA)

    Football: Hatfield To Lead AFCA in 2004  Jan 6, 2004
    He was first elected to the board of trustees in 1997. Hatfield joins Jess Neely (1956) and Heisman (1924) as the Owl head coaches to lead the Association. ... (RiceOwls.com)

    Senescence and Sensibility  Jan 7, 2004
    ...that is totally gratuitous. None of this, however, matters a horned owl's hoot, given the Silvers' validating presence. In a hyper ... (Cleveland Free Times, OH)

    Community accuses council of jeopardising animal habitat  Jan 6, 2004
    The environment council's secretary, John Jeayes, says previous studies have identified the grass owl and eastern chestnut mouse in the area but despite that ... (ABC Regional Online, Australia)

    Nevada races past Rainbow Wahine  Jan 6, 2004
    Owl Lindsay Maynard forced the overtime when she sank one of two free throws after Tech was hit with a technical for calling too many timeouts. ... (Honolulu Advertiser, HI)

    A holiday story for the entire family  Dec 25, 2003
    By Patricia McFall. Judge Owl blinked slowly, screeched, and shook his head twice to wake himself up. It was dusk on a late December ... (San Bernardino Sun, CA)

    Doesn ’ t anybody give a hoot ?  Dec 26, 2003
    The sound was coming from a barred owl who perhaps took up residence in the cavity of an old tree. The owl continued its low-pitch ... (Gary Post Tribune, IN)

    Counting our fine-feathered friends  Dec 29, 2003
    Among the birds this trio sighted were a golden eagle, a peregrine falcon and a pygmy owl. "I'll go many, many times and not see ... (Times-Standard, CA)

    Rhythm of Life to Be Composed on Rain Bird's 2004 Tournament of ...   Dec 26, 2003
    Featuring a family of newly hatched endangered Spotted Owl chicks nestled in the protective care of their parents safely perched in the crown of an oversized ... (Business Wire (press release))

    Endangered Species Act turns 30  Dec 28, 2003
    The Northwest Forest Plan of 1994 drew lines around spotted owl habitats and strove to reach a compromise between allowing some continued logging and ... (Bend Bulletin, OR)

    House of Sand and Strictures  Jan 7, 2004
    Diamond Ventures, owners of the Canyons, had completed plant and water surveys, along with two consecutive years of pygmy owl surveys. ... (New York Times, NY)

    Beyond eagles to the stars  Jan 2, 2004
    One weekend's programming included an owl prowl, stargazing, a cowboy poet and a presentation on how the eagle became the US symbol. ... (Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX)

    Wildlife in peril around the world  Jan 7, 2004
    ...mouse. Threatened butterflies include the Oaxacan swallowtail and Howarth's white. Threatened birds include the cape pygmy-owl. South ... (Telegraph.co.uk, UK)

    Ontology and Integration - Managing Application Semantics Using ...   Jan 7, 2004
    ...across different resource description communities and is the basis for the W3C movement to ontologies such as the use of Web Ontology Language (OWL). ... (Web Service Journal, United States)

    PARTLY NONSENSE  Jan 6, 2004
    Their head pressman called me to say that an owl had perched on the transformer outside of their building and fried everything. ... (Hillsboro Free Press, KS)

    Outdoors Journal  Jan 4, 2004
    Friday: Owl prowl led by a state naturalist for youth and community groups at Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area, 7 pm Cost: $5. ... (Baltimore Sun, MD)

    Up all night  Jan 7, 2004
    ...air. Night owl viewership increased 35% for people ages 18 to 34 between 1999 and 2003, according to Nielsen Media Research. Comedy ... (Port Huron Times Herald, MI)

    Eagles win nail biter at home against Burris  Jan 7, 2004
    The Muncie Burris Owls came into the game ranked third in the state in 2A. Owl Coach Brian Carr was impressed by Columbia City. ... (The Post & Mail, IN)

    British Sea Power Set Sail Again  Jan 6, 2004
    As 2003 fades into the mist, the owl bothering Brighton branch-wielders hit the road in April for a UK tour playing their largest venues to date. ... (Xfm Online, UK)

    Kennesaw State tops Wingate 90-81 in invitational  Jan 7, 2004
    Owl senior guard Terrence Hill had a double-double with 15 points and 12 assists, earning a spot on the All-Invitational team as well. ... (BP News, TN)

    Rayman stays on a roll  Jan 7, 2004
    Marilyn Cochlin tallied a 600 for the second week in a row, leading the WIBC division with a 614 while rolling in the Hoot Owl. ... (Austin Herald, MN)

    State ruling won’t affect MH owl policy  10 Dec 2003
    MORGAN HILL - Despite the California Fish and Game Commission declining last week to name the western burrowing owl as an official threatened or endangered ... (The Dispatch, CA)

    Tiny owl headed home after rare visit to Alabama  10 Dec 2003
    ...(AP) -- A dollar bill-sized owl that made a rare appearance in Alabama after wandering 1,500 miles from its home is set to be shipped back to the West Coast. ... (AL.com, AL)

    Tiny owl headed home after rare visit to Alabama  10 Dec 2003
    A dollar bill-sized owl that made a rare appearance in Alabama after wandering 1,500 miles from its home is set to be shipped back to the West Coast. ... (Tuscaloosa News, AL)

    Teacher tracks night owl migrations  10 Dec 2003
    Banders around North America are doing the same thing. Compared with other owls, little is known about saw-whets, the main migratory owl in the East. ... (WVEC.com (subscription), VA)

    Barn owl bunkhouse  10 Dec 2003
    Colin Green, the company's environmental adviser, seen above with with Barny the Barn Owl, said: "Suitable habitats for owls have rapidly diminished across the ... (icBirmingham, UK)

    OWL presents panel on first female students  10 Dec 2003
    ...after graduation. The event was titled "The First Class: Princeton 30 Years After Co-Education" and was sponsored by OWL. Because ... (Daily Princetonian)

    Multi-use park concept adopted  10 Dec 2003
    WOODLAND - In one sweeping motion on Tuesday afternoon, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a dog park, an oak park and an owl park south ... (Davis Enterprise, CA)

    Oscoda basketball rebuilding  10 Dec 2003
    Kevin Smith is probably the most talented Owl, in several aspects of the game. lemerand will look to Smith for scoring and leadership. ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    Two more hooters rescued in Chennai  10 Dec 2003
    The owl, which was spotted in the house, was apparently attacked by crows before the houseowner alerted the Fire Service. The other ... (News Today, India)

    Chaddy in deep trouble  10 Dec 2003
    Chaddy the Owl is in deep trouble after Saturdays punch up with Bloomfield Bear, the Blackpool mascot. It all started harmlessly ... (FootyMad, UK)

    Eldridge Police News  10 Dec 2003
    12:05 am - An injured owl was reported in the 300 block of West Davenport Street. Officers were able to catch the owl on Central ... (Eldrige North Scott Press, IA)

    Effort against extinction  10 Dec 2003
    ...conflicts. Following the listing of the northern spotted owl in 1990, a federal court halted logging in owl habitat on federal land. ... (Oregonian, OR)

    Remember when for the week of Oct. 1  10 Dec 2003
    The US Fish and Wildlife Service began requesting information concerning the status of the spotted owl. All relevant data was said ... (Lassen County News, CA)

    'Hawk Stalking' in Sulpher SpringsValley  10 Dec 2003
    The underlying structures of their owl-like facial disk act like a parabolic microphone dish, collecting and concentrating sound. ... (Colorado River Weekender, AZ)

    The Naturalist's Corner  10 Dec 2003
    This robin-sized predator is the smallest owl east of the Rockies. It weighs between 2.5 and 4 oz. It appears larger in flight because of a 20-inch wingspan. ... (Waynesville Smoky Mountain News, NC)

    Aim , point and count - - birds  10 Dec 2003
    Often we drive up to a wooded spot, cut the engine, roll down the windows and play a tape of owl calls. Few sounds bring me greater ... (Stamford Advocate, CT)

    No crook crossed his path and survived it  10 Dec 2003
    Thus, with the characteristics of an owl, Shaw, in his conspicuous Volvo 244 DL, would spring up and get into action minutes after a crime had been reported ... (East African Standard, Kenya)

    Support GHS Parent Club  10 Dec 2003
    GILROY - Author Claudia Salewske will be making an appearance at the Wize Owl Bookstore, 8060 Santa Teresa Blvd., on Thursday, Dec. ... (The Dispatch, CA)

    Audubon bird count this weekend  10 Dec 2003
    The event will take place during a 24-hour period starting at midnight Saturday and ending at midnight Sunday. This will include nighttime owl sightings. ... (Pepperell Free Press, MA)

    Eagle Awareness Weekend is Jan. 9-10  10 Dec 2003
    Scheduled activities include guided eagle tours on Bull Shoals Lake, guided avian adventure walks, eagle-viewing van tours, "owl prowls" and guest speakers. ... (Baxter Bulletin, AR)

    Sweet win for Purton  10 Dec 2003
    ...winner Caterina Lane (Brief Truce-Caterina) to brilliantly overpower the opposition and score a half-length win over Noel Mayfield-Smith's galloper Bay Owl. ... (Hawkesbury Gazette, Australia)

    In The Northwest: State forests menaced by bureaucratic bulldozer  10 Dec 2003
    ...out a far-reaching 1997 Habitat Conservation Plan with the federal government: It protected some lands for such endangered species as the northern spotted owl. ... (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

    A Lil' Rhody Ragin'  10 Dec 2003
    ...believed that that person woke up with a clear image of my license plate number in mind and a mission from God to cut in front of me at the corner of Owl Ridge ... (East Greenwich Pendulum, RI)

    Oscoda swimmers start strong  10 Dec 2003
    ...can count on. Ryan Graham, Brandon Mourer, Ryan Inman and Russ Kohl add depth and experience to the Owl line-up. Newcomers Jeff ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    Often overlooked lake provides silent getaway in Northampton  10 Dec 2003
    ...otters. Patient ears will pick up an owl's hoot, and the pursuit of animal tracks may lead to the path of bobcats, bears and moose. ... (Providence Journal Bulletin (subscription), RI)

    HONOUR FOR DOG WHO IS LIFESAVER  10 Dec 2003
    ...agriculture. He is now working two days a week at the Barn Owl Trust in Ashburton and helps children at his local school read and write. ... (South Devon Herald Express, UK)

    Skandia Geelong Week  10 Dec 2003
    Australian, Geoff BOETTCHER with his Cookson 12 Secret Mens Business, and of course, expect to see most of Victoria’s top performing boats including Owl & ... (US Sailing)

    Party bites  10 Dec 2003
    ...housewares, book, gift and food stores, including Borders Books & Music stores in Fairlawn, the Chapel Hill area of Akron and North Canton; the Learned Owl in ... (Akron Beacon Journal, OH)

    HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING RESULTS  10 Dec 2003
    119-1, Chad Peck, STG; 2, Colton Cummings, NWC; 3, Paul Tierney, HSV; 4, Toby Patterson, DWV; 5, David Moore, DSV; 6, Justin Mohr, CUS; 7, Travis Red Owl, PR; 8 ... (Rapid City Journal, SD)

    Holiday Shopping Frenzy  10 Dec 2003
    ...parents' wallets. Upon first glance, this fuzzy stuffed creature is quite frightening, slightly resembling an owl on crack. Nevertheless ... (The Rocky Mountain Collegian)

    Raul : Legalizing Gay Marriage and Its Effect on Society's Morals  10 Dec 2003
    Indeed, some of these choices can and do infringe individual liberty considerably: For example, protecting spotted owl habitat over jobs puts a lot of loggers ... (ChronWatch.com)

    Are You a Lark or an Owl ?  Dec 9, 2003
    With this in mind, then, are you a lark or an owl? In other words, are your at your best early in the morning or late at night? ... (Korea Times, South Korea)

    State Regulators Decline to Put Burrowing Owl on Endangered List  Dec 6, 2003
    The California Fish and Game Commission has decided that a small ground-nesting owl doesn't belong on the threatened or endangered species lists. ... (KXTV, CA)

    Burrowing owl doesn't need protection, Calif. says  Dec 5, 2003
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Development is stealing the habitat of the western burrowing owl, but not so much that the bird qualifies for protection under ... (Arizona Republic, AZ)

    Panel denies owl a spot on endangered list  Dec 5, 2003
    SACRAMENTO - - State wildlife officials rejected a petition Thursday seeking protection for the western burrowing owl under California's endangered species law ... (Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA)

    State says burrowing owl not qualified for protection  Dec 6, 2003
    SACRAMENTO -- Development is stealing the habitat of the western burrowing owl, but not so much that the bird qualifies for protection under California's ... (Oakland Tribune, CA)

    Davis OKs dog park, owl habitat  Dec 3, 2003
    Provided that Yolo County officials accept an agreement on the table, the city of Davis will fund the creation and maintenance of 63 acres of burrowing owl ... (Davis Enterprise, CA)

    Wayward snowy owl dies  Dec 6, 2003
    A wayward and wounded snowy owl, rescued earlier this week from the Fred Meyer parking lot on College Road, died Thursday, at least the second snowy owl in ... (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, AK)

    OWL Club has December meeting at deSha's  Dec 3, 2003
    President Sharon Deadmond welcomed 11 members and four guests. She thanked everyone who decorated the club's float and participated ... (Maysville Ledger Independent, KY)

    Environmentalists hope to cajole state to list owl  Nov 29, 2003
    Environmentalists are planning a final pitch they hope will convince state officials to consider a desert-dwelling, subterranean owl among California’s ... (The Desert Sun, CA)

    Owl habitat to double at county park?  Nov 30, 2003
    Rather than funding the creation and maintenance of just 33 acres of burrowing owl habitat land in Yolo County's Grasslands Park, the city of Davis this week ... (Davis Enterprise, CA)

    Rehabilitated owl is released  Nov 26, 2003
    By STEVE EICHMANN. DEERFIELD TWP. - An owl that has been in rehabilitation since May was and released back into the wild here Tuesday. ... (Bridgeton News, NJ)

    Rescued, rehabilitated owl released back into the wild  Nov 26, 2003
    By STEVE EICHMANN. DEERFIELD TWP. -- A once-injured owl has been rehabilitated and released back into the wild here Tuesday. The ... (Today's Sunbeam, NJ)

    Another owl, another rescue  Nov 29, 2003
    Close on the heels of a barn owl being sighted and rescued in Thousand Lights area a few days ago, another one was today was rescued at Appu Mudali Street in ... (News Today, India)

    California burrowing owl doesn't need protection, state says  Dec 4, 2003
    Development is stealing the habitat of the western burrowing owl, but not so much that the bird qualifies for protection under California's threatened or ... (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL)

    California burrowing owl doesn't need protection, state says  Dec 4, 2003
    SACRAMENTO - Development is stealing the habitat of the western burrowing owl, but not so much that the bird qualifies for protection under California's ... (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

    Bush Puts Out a Contract on the Spotted Owl  Nov 14, 2003
    Every year they get fewer and fewer responses. The spotted owl, which thrives only in the oldest of forests, is in a downward spiral toward extinction. ... (CounterPunch, CA)

    Fish and Wildlife Redesignating Owl Habitat  Nov 20, 2003
    The US Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing critical habitat for the threatened Mexican spotted owl for the third time in less than a decade. ... (ABQ Journal (subscription), NM)

    Owl habitat no bar to thinning  Nov 23, 2003
    Although the Coconino National Forest could pick up more than 100,000 additional acres of Mexican spotted owl critical habitat, Forest Service officials do not ... (Arizona Daily Sun, AZ)

    Spotted owl habitat  Nov 19, 2003
    DENVER -- More than 13 million acres in four Western states would be designated as critical habitat for the endangered Mexican spotted owl under a US Fish and ... (Arizona Daily Sun, AZ)

    13 million acres proposed for Mexican spotted owl habitat  Nov 18, 2003
    DENVER (AP) - More than 13 million acres in four Western states would be designated as critical habitat for the endangered Mexican spotted owl under a US Fish ... (Wyoming News, WY)

    Feds Propose Critical Habitat For Mexican Spotted Owl  Nov 20, 2003
    ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- The US Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing critical habitat for the threatened Mexican spotted owl for the third time in less than a ... (The New Mexico Channel.com, NM)

    Owl's lofty goals within reach  Nov 14, 2003
    By Ted Hutton. Those were the goals Florida Atlantic's Anthony Crissinger-Hill set for himself going into this season. "I didn't ... (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL)

    Owl's critical habitat may triple  Nov 21, 2003
    The Mexican spotted owl - a relative of the bird at the core of the Pacific Northwest timber wars in the 1980s and 1990s - has figured prominently in debates ... (MSNBC)

    SPCA to release injured spotted owl  Nov 18, 2003
    ACalifornia spotted owl that was rescued from a hot tub will be released today at Ventana Inn & Spa in Big Sur. A Ventana employee rescued the owl in July. ... (Monterey County Herald, CA)

    Owl's Critical Habitat Increases  Nov 20, 2003
    Federal officials have nearly tripled the amount of land they want set aside as critical habitat for the Mexican spotted owl. Under ... (KOLD-TV, AZ)

    13M acres of owl habitat proposed  Nov 20, 2003
    DENVER (AP) -- More than 13 million acres in four Western states would be designated as critical habitat for the endangered Mexican spotted owl under a US Fish ... (Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, WA)

    He's a wise old owl  Nov 20, 2003
    BOCA RATON · The old coach in the black boots sits in his office in the $9 million athletic complex he largely designed, the one that houses a start-up ... (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL)

    FORMER OWL RON ”STEAMBOAT” ROLLERSON NAMED MVP OF HARLEM ...   Nov 21, 2003
    PHOENIX,AZ - The Harlem Globetrotters, who finished 7-1 on their recent 2003 Fall College Tour, named center Ron “Steamboat” Rollerson the Most Valuable ... (OwlsSports.com)

    Nashville City Paper  Dec 8, 2003
    The winter is a wonderful time to look for birds,” said Nancy Garden, education coordinator at Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary in Brentwood. ... (Nashville City Paper, TN)

    Nature center seeks holiday donations Too many raccoons, not ...   Dec 8, 2003
    Education about the environment might have done the center's burrowing owl some good. Months ago, a Hayward resident who had set ... (The Argus, CA)

    Football: 2003 Highlight Video, Louisiana Tech Game To Be Shown ...   Dec 9, 2003
    HOUSTON -- Rice's 2003 football highlight video, as well as the 49-14 win over Louisiana Tech on Nov. 29, will be shown in the Owl Club Thursday at 6:30 pm. ... (RiceOwls.com)

    Ken Weber: More often heard than seen  Dec 6, 2003
    This owl is a fair distance off but its call is unmistakable. No other bird, not even other owls, can make a call like the barred owl. ... (Providence Journal Bulletin (subscription), RI)

    Winery a fruitful endeavor  Dec 6, 2003
    BIRDS, Ill. - White Owl Winery, a Lawrence County mecca for wine lovers with a complementary taste for mystery theater, began with a simple Christmas gift. ... (Henderson Gleaner, KY)

    Mavs bow out in soggy semi-finals  Dec 8, 2003
    ...opportunity. The Mavs responded in the 17th minute as a Fries shot was parried off the crossbar by Owl netminder Jessica Marek. ... (The Gateway, NE)

    Oscoda winter sports get underway  Dec 3, 2003
    Coach Tony Lopez and the Owl wrestling squad get out of the gate first, traveling to Hale Thursday, December 4, to face the Eagles and Harrison in a dual meet. ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    Owls naturally constructed to be silent, deadly killers  Nov 30, 2003
    Other owl species that can be seen include the snowy, great-grey, long-eared, short-eared, northern hawk owl and boreal owl. Owls are raptors. ... (Central Maine Daily Sentinel, ME)

    Tiny burrowing owls losing more ground  Dec 5, 2003
    In a landmark decision that may affect the fate of the western burrowing owl, the California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously Thursday to reject a ... (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

    Chihuahuan Desert Wildlife Rescue keeps busy  Dec 6, 2003
    Bigalow, who works out of Anthony, has a great horned owl, a red-tailed hawk, a Swainson's hawk and a Golden Eagle -- the mice eaters. ... (El Paso Times, TX)

    Salary - Location London, South East & Midlands(x2) Company Core ...   Dec 8, 2003
    Featuring a dramatic display of 70 images concerning the Commission’s diverse project funding – from Sparky the Muncaster Barn Owl to the biomes of the ... (Leisure Opportunities Daily News, UK)

    Audubon to present birding trip  Dec 2, 2003
    ...biologist Tom Munton of the US Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Research Station in Fresno will present a slide program, In Search of the Spotted Owl, at ... (Sierra Star, CA)

    Time for toys  Dec 4, 2003
    Further up the street, at Wise Old Owl, signs declare that everything in the store is 20 to 50 percent off, and customers roam around the large store, their ... (Winchester Star, MA, MA)

    Two years later, BCS fiasco looks familiar  Dec 8, 2003
    ...thinker offer us 750 words bashing the simplicity of the Sooner fight song or how anyone could possibly live in a place with towns called Bowlegs, Hoot Owl and ... (Grand Island Independent, NE)

    Bush Signs Harmful Medicare Drug Bill  Dec 9, 2003
    The National Council of Women's Organizations (NCWO) has joined with OWL and other women's organizations, including the Feminist Majority, and consumer and ... (Feminist Majority Foundation)

    Four raptors find new home in Hartwick  Dec 5, 2003
    The raptors, which have just been obtained by the environmental company, each from North Carolina, consist of a Red-tailed Hawk, a Great Horned Owl, a Barred ... (Cooperstown Crier, NY)

    Words Up, in Norfolk  Dec 5, 2003
    Much of the poetry in the volume, entitled "The Shelf Life of a Mouse and Other Tales," has appeared in the Norfolk Library's newsletter, "The Owl," a ... (Litchfield County Times, CT)

    Sunday Soccer: Walkers slam Bottle in 12-goal romp  Dec 6, 2003
    In the all-Division II clash between Wise Owl and Denby, Owl must be cursing themselves for not taking their chances and for slip-ups at the back as they fell ... (Huddersfield Daily Examiner, UK)

    Style with personal touch  Dec 8, 2003
    There are pendants with the shapes of an elephant, owl, flower, heart, duck and horse. For girls, tiny pendants, earrings and even ponytail ties are cute. ... (The Star, Malaysia)

    Surely Temple ! ?  Nov 26, 2003
    ...and through the air. Leading the Owl defense has been All Big-East candidate linebacker Rian Wallace. The sophomore from Pottstown ... (BlueGoldNews.com)

    Football gusto hasn't taken flight at FAU  Dec 5, 2003
    The whole school is the Owls," he says. "It's Owls everything. Even the security guys are called the Owl watch.". Brian Hogan looks sporty. ... (Palm Beach Post, FL)

    Putting Muhammad in Solitary Until He Flatlines Would Be Truer ...   Nov 26, 2003
    Go back to newspapers from the '30s, and you'll see a familiar pattern: "Five Murdered at White Owl Cafe!" Four days later, you'd get "White Owl Suspect ... (Newhouse News Service (NNS))

    F Reactor cocooning done 10 months early  Dec 9, 2003
    ...return to the facility. Bechtel also had to work around the nest of a great horned owl until the baby birds left. The next reactor ... (Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, WA)

    Causing a flap  Dec 9, 2003
    Hawk fame. He's got to plan for an on-court tussle with the Temple Owl, Villanova Wildcat or Rhode Island Ram this season. He's ... (phillyburbs.com, PA)

    Winter break offers opportunity for activities  Dec 8, 2003
    Harry Potter Days: Jan. 2 and 3 owl posts (mail delivery), movies and a variety of events for kids of all ages. Call for times. (303) 441-3100. ... (Boulder Daily Camera, CO)

    Recipe Du Jour  Dec 9, 2003
    ...success. The recipe comes from "The Gluten Free Gourmet," by Bette Hagman (Henry Holt and Co., New York, First Owl Book Edition,1991). ... (The Columbian, WA)

    Extreme makeover  Dec 9, 2003
    ...opposites. Valerie is a morning person while Lorne is a night owl; Valerie focuses on organization while Lorne fusses over mechanics. ... (Edmonton Journal, Canada)

    Forest-care shift sparks controversy  Dec 7, 2003
    Some of the harshest criticism has come from scientists within the Forest Service, who regard the policy shift as particularly bad news for the spotted owl ... (Sacramento Bee, CA)

    This article from  Dec 9, 2003
    Barn owls also regularly hunt through the area and we saw a long-eared owl in the pines with three young, which we would never have expected.’. ... (Guernsey Weekly Press, UK)

    Talks with cloistered nuns  Dec 7, 2003
    6298. Ohlson will sign copies of her book from 11 am to 12:30 pm Saturday at the Learned Owl Book Shop, 204 N. Main St., Hudson. ... (Akron Beacon Journal, OH)

    Bombs ready to blow  Dec 7, 2003
    Hedwall said there's less concern for the Mexican spotted owl because the detonation activity will take place far north from where the owls live. ... (Arizona Daily Sun, AZ)

    Sunday Soccer: Moldgreen go through with bizarre own goal  Nov 29, 2003
    Wise Owl took a 1-0 lead after only seven minutes in the all Division II clash against Gas Club at Deighton. Until the break, Owl ... (Huddersfield Daily Examiner, UK)

    DEPOSIT BOX BURGLARY MASTERMIND INDICTED ON MULTIPLE CHARGES  Dec 5, 2003
    ...said Friday. Vincent Clementi was charged after a multi-agency investigation dubbed "Operation Night Owl," authorities said. Each ... (KFMB, CA)

    Arkell's celebrates as pub opens after three-year fight  Nov 25, 2003
    Arkell’s Brewery has finally opened its new-build site, the Tawny Owl, after a three-year fight with local planners and property company Bryant Homes. ... (The Publican, UK)

    Off The Cuff  Nov 24, 2003
    ...that have little benefit, but cost a lot. That's just a thought. Remember the spotted owl? Just a few years ago that creature was ... (Freeport Journal Standard, IL)

    Murder accused made up song about killing: witness  Dec 8, 2003
    ...night. All three men had just been in The Owl Bar, a pokie bar and known hangout for the homeless and homosexuals alike. Edwards ... (Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand)

    NCAA Game Summary - Florida Atlantic at Northern Arizona  Dec 7, 2003
    ...yards and two touchdowns. Anthony Jackson led the Owl ground game with 17 carries for 75 yards and a score. Jason Murrietta was ... (The Herald News, MA)

    Croom Hires Three Staff Members.  Dec 7, 2003
    University from 1983-88. During his entire stay in Philadelphia, he worked with the Owl special teams as well. He worked one season ... (Mississippi States Sports Page)

    Chaney balances roles on way to 700 victories  Dec 6, 2003
    Inside the gym for 6 am practices, Chaney is tender and tempestuous – quick with a sharp rebuke when an Owl turns the ball over, but there with a slap on the ... (Citizen Online, GA)

    Fish and Wildlife Redesignating Owl Habitat  20 Nov 2003
    The US Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing critical habitat for the threatened Mexican spotted owl for the third time in less than a decade. ... (Albuquerque Journal (subscription), NM)

    Owl's Critical Habitat Increases  20 Nov 2003
    Federal officials have nearly tripled the amount of land they want set aside as critical habitat for the Mexican spotted owl. Under ... (KOLD-TV, AZ)

    He's a wise old owl  20 Nov 2003
    BOCA RATON · The old coach in the black boots sits in his office in the $9 million athletic complex he largely designed, the one that houses a start-up ... (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL)

    Celluloid of the Rising Sun  20 Nov 2003
    Kaneto's latest directorial effort (number 47), The Owl, which he completed this year, at the impressive age of 91, is also screening at the film festival. ... (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia)

    Indian students head for career conference  20 Nov 2003
    Vina Little Owl, a junior studying computer systems and mathematics, found a job opportunity at last year’s fair. Last year, the ... (Montana Kaimin, MT)

    MUSE celebrates grant recipients  20 Nov 2003
    ...the students. Ronnie James, wildlife expert presented the Owl Nest Box project using a video created by SONAR students. The boxes ... (Mendocino Beacon, CA)

    Mustangs blanked in consolation game  20 Nov 2003
    Highland Park won the toss and got going right a way as Owl return-man Anthony Bey took the ball and raced 75 yards up the left sideline (the extra point after ... (Manville News, NJ)

    New dispute arises in owl country  Nov 4, 2003
    The 47,400 acres of private timberland in the Teanaway River area are so thick with owl habitat that the previous landowner, Boise Cascade, sold them in part ... (Seattle Times, WA)

    Bush Puts Out a Contract on the Spotted Owl  Nov 14, 2003
    Every year they get fewer and fewer responses. The spotted owl, which thrives only in the oldest of forests, is in a downward spiral toward extinction. ... (CounterPunch, CA)

    Logging in owl habitat draws threat of suit  Nov 4, 2003
    A legal showdown over the possible effects of logging on privately owned habitat of the northern spotted owl is looming. On Monday ... (The Olympian, WA)

    Groups threaten suit over owl-area logging  Nov 4, 2003
    ...the state Department of Natural Resources on Monday to make logging practices in the state's Central Cascades friendlier to the northern spotted owl within 60 ... (Everett Herald, WA)

    Groups threaten suit over owl safety  Nov 4, 2003
    ...the state Department of Natural Resources yesterday to make logging practices in Washington's Central Cascades friendlier to the northern spotted owl within 60 ... (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

    State: Burrowing owl needs no help  Oct 30, 2003
    SACRAMENTO -- The western burrowing owl -- the subject of much local controversy in recent years -- does not need protection under California's threatened or ... (Davis Enterprise, CA)

    Burrowing owl may not make at-risk list  Nov 10, 2003
    In August, environmentalists asked the California Fish and Game Commission to consider the western burrowing owl a threatened or endangered species. ... (The Desert Sun, CA)

    Spotted owl habitat  Nov 19, 2003
    DENVER -- More than 13 million acres in four Western states would be designated as critical habitat for the endangered Mexican spotted owl under a US Fish and ... (Arizona Daily Sun, AZ)

    13 million acres proposed for Mexican spotted owl habitat  Nov 18, 2003
    DENVER (AP) - More than 13 million acres in four Western states would be designated as critical habitat for the endangered Mexican spotted owl under a US Fish ... (Wyoming News, WY)

    Timber Harvesting Not the Reason for Spotted Owl's Demise !  Oct 20, 2003
    They did so under the endangered species act to protect the spotted owl. As this report shows, timber harvesting is not the problem ... (ChronWatch.com)

    Spotted Owl Update  Oct 20, 2003
    A huge See I Told You So has occurred in California. The feds have taken the spotted owl off the Endangered Species list! The Fish ... (RushLimbaugh.com)

    Owl's about a winter treat?  Oct 22, 2003
    A WARDEN at the Leighton Moss RSPB reserve at Silverdale has been feeding a giant 'owl' to encourage more people to feed the birds over winter. ... (Morcambe Today, UK)

    Owl gridders fall to Bobcats  Oct 27, 2003
    OSCODA - The Owl varsity football team isn't headed to the playoffs and isn't even winning many games, but they're playing some darn good football, all things ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    Screech owl is new draw for center  Oct 30, 2003
    Program manager Rob Carmichael recently added a tiny Eastern screech owl to the menagerie of critters he uses for educational endeavors. ... (Pioneer Press Online, IL)

    Second grade class at St. Charles adopts owl at PRWC  Nov 4, 2003
    This past week I was able to attend one of my daughter's class activities. The month of October was owl month for the second grade class at St. Charles School. ... (Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL)

    California burrowing owl doesn't need protection, state says  Oct 29, 2003
    A small ground-nesting owl doesn't need protection under California's threatened or endangered species law despite its declining population in developing areas ... (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL)

    Hawkesby to go from early bird to night owl  Oct 25, 2003
    By ANNA CHALMERS. TVNZ's Breakfast duo Kate Hawkesby and Mike Hosking are set to be split as TVNZ bosses line up Hawkesby to host ... (Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand)

    Owl Prowl Coming  Nov 13, 2003
    Potapaug Audubon is sponsoring an Owl Prowl on Saturday, November 22, at 5PM at the Stewart B. McKinney Wildlife Refuge/Salt Meadow in Westbrook. ... (Town Times, CT)

    Owl swimmers wrap up season  Nov 12, 2003
    Leading Owl was Ellen Chase, who swam to first place and a conference championship in the 200 Free and second place in the 100 Free. ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    New formula courts success in Night Owl  Oct 30, 2003
    ORANGE District Tennis Club's first division mixed Night Owl competition is showing that the seeding of players and drawing teams out of a hat are proving ... (Orange Central Western Daily, Australia)

    4-H night owl to be held Nov. 15  Nov 12, 2003
    The District VI 4-H Senate Night Owl will be held on Nov. 15, 2003 at the Lamar High School at 8:00 pm. There will be get acquainted ... (Lamar Daily News, CO)

    Owl's lofty goals within reach  Nov 14, 2003
    By Ted Hutton. Those were the goals Florida Atlantic's Anthony Crissinger-Hill set for himself going into this season. "I didn't ... (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL)

    Owl ’ s shining season  Nov 4, 2003
    By DAN KING. Seymour’s Stephanie Krietenstein came into her junior season having never shot under 90. Krietenstein broke through ... (Seymour Daily Tribune, IN)

    Improved Owls close out 2003 hoop season  Nov 18, 2003
    ...the lopsided loss. The Owl players ran their offense well and moved the ball crisply, committing a season low 12 turnovers. Six of ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    Football: Practice Report #39  Nov 19, 2003
    HOUSTON — The Owl football team worked out in shorts and shoulder pads in Rice Stadium on Thursday, Nov. 19, the team's second ... (RiceOwls.com)

    A Web of Rules  Oct 23, 2003
    It's not much of a leap to think that the promise of the Semantic Web may fuel a new generation of hackers to learn RDF, OWL, and rule systems. ... (XML.com, CA)

    Burrowing owl not in danger, says state  Oct 30, 2003
    SACRAMENTO -- A small ground-nesting owl doesn't need protection under California's threatened or endangered species law, despite its declining population in ... (Ventura County Star, CA)

    SPCA to release injured spotted owl  Nov 18, 2003
    ACalifornia spotted owl that was rescued from a hot tub will be released today at Ventana Inn & Spa in Big Sur. A Ventana employee rescued the owl in July. ... (Monterey County Herald, CA)

    Owl gets points for foresight  Oct 29, 2003
    By Ted Hutton. So, midway through the second quarter when Northern Colorado receiver Vincent Jackson ran the route Hughley had memorized ... (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL)

    Keys to the Temple Game  Oct 25, 2003
    Temple fumbled the opening kickoff and Rutgers recovered at the TU37. Rutgers moved into scoring position but the Owl defense pushed back the Scarlet Knights. ... (Chargers Update)

    Hoots of discontent echo through the woods  Nov 13, 2003
    In most cases, the hapless victim's next image is one of the rear end of a large owl, fleeing the scene of the crime — or, we prefer to think, reorienting ... (Seattle Times, WA)

    Horned owls make their presence known in the fall  Nov 13, 2003
    By Frances Hamilton. The booming came from such a distance it was hardly more than a vibration, but the resonant rhythm defined the source: a great horned owl. ... (Avon Grove Sun, PA)

    McGuire's a swellegant dining experience  Nov 12, 2003
    It is New York City prices in Albany- and the place is packed. Night Owl and I showed up near 6:30 and, fortunately, secured the last table. ... (Troy Record, NY)

    Geneva milk and honey  Nov 2, 2003
    This always includes a stop at the Little Owl restaurant and bar, 101 W. State St. (630-232-7223). This cozy bar is the crossroads of Geneva. ... (Chicago Sun Times, IL)

    According To Legend ... Owls symbolized luck/doom  Oct 25, 2003
    To the Greeks, the owl was a favored creature. Owls were encouraged to live in the temples and inhabited the Acropolis in great numbers. ... (Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL)

    A peek at a rare bird  Oct 25, 2003
    LAKEVIEW - The tiny owl made a quick appearance before it dove into the grass, hiding from a group of two dozen Inland residents walking through the San ... (Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA)

    SABO is a magnet for birders  Nov 14, 2003
    Owl Prowls Five species of small owls nest in the “sky islands” of southeastern Arizona, but they can be difficult to find and identify. ... (Colorado River Weekender, AZ)

    Former teacher rewarded for volunteerism  Oct 28, 2003
    A retired Fort Bragg teacher has been honored with the 2003 Wise Owl award for volunteerism. Nettie McQueen is the 2003 winner of the Wise Owl volunteer award. ... (Fayetteville Online, Fayetteville NC)

    To be ‘ somebody , ’ know your roots  Oct 29, 2003
    Wise Owl is an old man who defines himself as an Afrikan in America, because he has not been afforded the the rights of an American. ... (Minnesota Spokesman Recorder, MN)

    Source: The Economic Development Corporation  Nov 7, 2003
    Construction of the Wize Owl Bookstore & Gifts was under way about a year ago when owner Michele Campbell found out about Barnes & Noble. ... (The Dispatch, CA)

    Fall brings migrating owls to area  Oct 22, 2003
    Bird Observatory. Of the several nature books she has co-authored with husband Clay, "How to Spot an Owl" is the most popular. What ... (Press of Atlantic City, NJ)

    SPORTS NEWS  Nov 5, 2003
    Bird checked in for Nicole Bibeau and Salem started a surge down towards the Owl end with O’Brien and Rocheleau leading the rush. ... (Salem Observer, NH)

    'Totem Teddy' goes home  Nov 3, 2003
    In the driver's seat of a U-Haul headed from Greeley to Seattle, Solomon Little Owl rarely took his mind off his 1,200-pound passenger. ... (Rocky Mountain News, CO)

    SPCA AIR SHOW  Oct 20, 2003
    After four months under the caring wing of "Mama Owl," the SPCA's surrogate mother for orphaned great horned owls, it was time to go home. ... (Monterey County Herald, CA)

    Commercializing the Semantic Web  Oct 22, 2003
    Yes, it is: if there are any technologies which are undoubtedly Semantic Web technologies, they are RDF and OWL (for more about OWL, see my recent XML.com ... (XML.com, CA)

    The First of the Watchmen?  Oct 27, 2003
    ...persistent evidence," a scooper for AICN claims that John Cusack (Runaway Jury, Identity) is now "attached" to star as Daniel Drieberg, aka Nite Owl, in writer ... (FilmForce)

    Fifth - graders learn about ba . . .  Oct 31, 2003
    After asking Bill if he would like to visit her classroom, Bill, a licensed owl researcher since 1987, invited Ann Russ to bring small groups of her fifth ... (Cook County News Herald, MN)

    Heard opens new home for raptors  Nov 17, 2003
    Other birds of prey at home at the Heard as part of the exhibit include aa Red-Tailed Hawk, Golden Eagle, Barn Owl, Black Vulture, Swainson's Hawk, Barred Owl ... (McKinney Courier Gazette, TX)

    Native Heiritage Month brings UM competition, money  Nov 18, 2003
    As part of an independent study through Native American Studies, Kristina Lucero and Vina Little Owl brought together the four American Indian student ... (Montana Kaimin, MT)

    USFS proposes burns for Upper Eagle Creek  Nov 3, 2003
    ...for this to happen.". He went on to say these areas also have higher concentrations of the Mexican Spotted Owl. Hayes said a burning ... (Eastern Arizona Courier, AZ)

    Gavilan celebrates local stewards  Nov 14, 2003
    ...because part of my mission statement is to give back to the community,” said Michele Campbell, who received an award for her business, The Wize Owl bookstore ... (The Dispatch, CA)

    Road deaths threaten barn owls  Nov 10, 2003
    The study was carried out by the Devon-based Barn Owl Trust over a 15-year period and shows that, unless action is taken soon, the UK barn owl population is ... (BBC News, UK)

    Clinician Support Technology Integrates Network Inference's ...   Oct 20, 2003
    Leveraging the expressive semantics of the W3C's Web Ontology Language (OWL) coupled to the inferencing capabilities of NI's Cerebra Server™, CareLink ... (Market Wire (press release))

    Web sites, books share the gift  Nov 19, 2003
    A click of the mouse showed me an owl, its wings swept upward as though about to perch. The owl's outward body parts are labeled ... (Fayetteville Online, Fayetteville NC)

    Hedwig look-alike passes away  Nov 19, 2003
    ...sound over the top but Georgie really was a very special bird and everyone loved him, especially me," said Tony Warburton, director of the World Owl Centre. ... (HPANA)

    Oscoda girls much improved  Nov 5, 2003
    The highlight of the night for Owl fans had to be how the girls handled the full court pressure applied by the very athletic Whittemore squad. ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    Sunday Soccer: Walkers claim top scalp and end Temple's winning ...   Nov 15, 2003
    Wise Owl maintained their 100% record in Division II although basement side White Dragon Reserves held them at 0-0 for 75 minutes. ... (Huddersfield Daily Examiner, UK)

    Hamlin swims perfectly in final home meet  Oct 29, 2003
    Senior Andrea Hamlin, swimming her last meet in the Oscoda pool, paced Owl swimmers with four first place finishes, a perfect day. ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    Sunday Soccer: Gayle's hat trick helps Temple to superb win  Nov 8, 2003
    Wise Owl had a real fright before keeping their 100% record and going top of Division II. St Patrick's were not prepared to sit ... (Huddersfield Daily Examiner, UK)

    It took 50 years, but Owls undefeated  Nov 15, 2003
    ...and saw the St. Bernard Civic Center sign flash "10-0" followed by the appropriate phrase "Owl Country.". Behind arguably the area's ... (Times Picayune, LA)

    Crow Agency man charged in drunk driving death  Oct 21, 2003
    Larny M. Stewart, 23, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of involuntary manslaughter in the drunken-driving death of Deallen Little Owl last Dec. 1. ... (Billings Gazette, MT)

    Support group creator inspires visually impaired to get together  Oct 27, 2003
    By BECKY SHAY. LAUREL - It's Tuesday afternoon at the Owl Cafe banquet room and Mabel Badgett is showing off her handiwork. Badgett ... (Billings Gazette, MT)

    'Who's Who' excitement turns to boo hoo  Oct 25, 2003
    ...'Who's Who?' What's that? The 'Owl Society?' " my colleague asked. Jealousy can make a sit-down comic out of almost anyone, I thought. ... (The Californian, CA)

    WOMEN ’ S TENNIS FARES WELL AT OLD POINT NATIONAL BANK ITA ...   Oct 19, 2003
    6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (5). She also had a close encounter in her quarterfinal match with Richmond’s Lindsay Cox, winning 7-5, 6-4. In doubles, the Owl duo downed a ... (OwlsSports.com)

    A cruise is revived on the Mississippi  Oct 24, 2003
    For their $50 fare, passengers received the cruise in one direction, a 30-minute bus ride back to their starting point and lunch at the Blue Owl Restaurant in ... (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)

    Col. Falls servers fail alcohol compliance test  Nov 15, 2003
    The Eagles Club, Kelly's Casino, Lucky Lil's, the Columbia Bar, and the Back Room of the Nite Owl restaurant illegally served the man, Perry said. ... (Daily Inter Lake, MT)

    2003 Fall Birding Festival o . . .  Oct 31, 2003
    A bird that is well-known in the Southwest but not in Cook County and an owl on Artist’s Point that didn’t quite hide well enough from sharp-eyed birders ... (Cook County News Herald, MN)

    Christy Espinosa / Valley Morning Star  Nov 7, 2003
    ...the obedient bird flew back to his designated spot on the stage to join his other traveling companions — a bald eagle and an eagle owl —patiently waiting ... (Harlingen Valley Morning Star, TX)

    Therese Archambault and Kenneth Gossen  Nov 1, 2003
    Chalk of ChalkTalk. Gary Langley, Hoot & Owl Be There! Building Maintenance and Repairs. Hoot & Owl Be There! Maintenance and Repairs ... (Maple Ridge News, Canada)

    Zavitz to retire from animal control  Nov 12, 2003
    Earlier this summer, Zavitz was called to a home where a great horned owl had found itself trapped in a basement window well. Zavitz ... (Kane County Chronicle, IL)

    Lakeridge teen makes time for kids, animals  Oct 29, 2003
    M arisa Monroe, a Lakeridge High School senior, is known as "Owl" for one week each year. That's the week Monroe, 17, goes on a ... (Oregonian, OR)

    Rainbow Wahine eliminated, forward ejected from game  Nov 12, 2003
    A hat trick by Rice's Sarah Yoder and three second half Owl goals proved too much for the WAC regular season co-champions, as they fell to the Owls, 4-1 in the ... (The University of Hawaii Kaleo, HI)

    Environmental consultant pleads guilty to transplanting rare ...   Nov 17, 2003
    ...she also will not apply for any state or federal permit that authorizes her to take any action regarding endangered species, including pygmy owl surveying that ... (KMSB, AZ)

    When a foreigner came hooting in  Nov 18, 2003
    But when it became persistent, they realised something amiss. And as it happened, it was neither a toot or a howl but just the hoot of an owl in distress. ... (News Today, India)

    Indian spirituality speaker series to feature Kiowa elder  Nov 8, 2003
    As a part of the Theodore Owl Reed Speaker Series, St. Gregory's University continues its exploration of Native American spirituality ... (Shawnee News Star, OK)

    Call of the tame  Oct 28, 2003
    I'm not sure you'd want the owl eating live mice in that kind of film, but the only enemy of the wild creatures was man and man alone. ... (Los Angeles Times, CA)

    Football: Practice Report #36  Nov 11, 2003
    ...continues this weekend at SMU. A more aggressive attitude has helped the Owl defense come up with the big plays. "The biggest thing we ... (RiceOwls.com)

    Spiritual plan a terrific treat  Oct 29, 2003
    Networking Circle invites the public -- of all faiths and beliefs -- to attend the first public Samhain ritual on Friday at 9 pm at the Snowy Owl picnic area ... (Calgary Sun, Canada)

    identifying with the grunt in Iraq  Oct 24, 2003
    ...journalism. I wish I could put my feelings into words that well. I agree with Owl, the letter seemed awfully unpersonal. It was ... (Pravda, Russia)

    Baseball: Graham To Appear On Houston PBS Interview Oct. 24  Oct 20, 2003
    Graham, the NCAA Coach of the Year who led the Owl baseball team to the school's first national championship last June, will be featured on the new Channel 8 ... (RiceOwls.com)

    Walla Walla to host Fall Festival of Foliage and Feathers  Oct 23, 2003
    New this year is an owl prowl in a horse-drawn wagon to Blue Creek, off Mill Creek Road, said Mike Denny, festival committee member. ... (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, WA)

    FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL  Oct 26, 2003
    Facing demise in Alberta are: the whooping crane, the swift fox, the northern leopard frog, the burrowing owl, the greater sage-grouse, the peregrine falcon ... (Calgary Sun, Canada)

    Vineyards a threat to rare species  Oct 20, 2003
    Among the rarer species are the western red bat, tiger salamander, grasshopper sparrow, burrowing owl, white-tailed jackrabbit, badger, night snake, rough ... (Vancouver Sun, Canada)

    Is Casting Going on for Watchmen?  Oct 26, 2003
    ...movie. Persistent evidence indicates the WATCHMEN movie is set up now at Revolution and John Cusack is attached to play Dan/Nite-Owl. ... (Superherohype.com)

    'Art is my job and my love'  Oct 20, 2003
    Kenojuak tells me she has kept only two of the hundreds of prints that have been made from her drawings: one of The Enchanted Owl, which was printed on a six ... (The Globe and Mail, Canada)

    Fund-raiser, scrimmages planned Nov. 17 at Fairland  Nov 10, 2003
    FAIRLAND — A “Meet the Teams” Frito pie supper fund-raiser will be held Nov. 17 in the Fighting Owl Arena. The evening will ... (Miami News Record, OK)

    POWER LINES SPARK FIRES  Oct 29, 2003
    ...last night by a downed power line. It burned the mountain area near Archer on White Owl Road. That wasn't the only fire; Fremont ... (KPVI-TV, ID)

    Baseball: Owls Sign 12 In Early Period  Nov 13, 2003
    Coach Wayne Graham, who completed his 12th season at the helm of the Owl program with the school's first national championship last June, said this signing ... (RiceOwls.com)

    Oscoda football team holds banquet  Nov 12, 2003
    Oscoda High School Commons Area. The banquet is held for Owl football players, cheerleaders and their families. Drinks and the main ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    Complications delay work on Mace Ranch Community Park  Oct 28, 2003
    Plans to begin work this fall on the habitat portion of Mace Ranch Community Park have been complicated by land ownership and burrowing owl requirements, and ... (Davis Enterprise, CA)

    What a hoot! A talk on owls  Nov 10, 2003
    Meet Charlie the Barn Owl on this special event being staged at Ryton Pools Country Park on Saturday 15 November. This slide show ... (Coventry News, UK)

    Burrowing owl may not make at-risk list  10 Nov 2003
    In August, environmentalists asked the California Fish and Game Commission to consider the western burrowing owl a threatened or endangered species. ... (The Desert Sun, CA)

    Fund-raiser, scrimmages planned Nov. 17 at Fairland  10 Nov 2003
    FAIRLAND — A “Meet the Teams” Frito pie supper fund-raiser will be held Nov. 17 in the Fighting Owl Arena. The evening will ... (Miami News Record, OK)

    What a hoot! A talk on owls  10 Nov 2003
    Meet Charlie the Barn Owl on this special event being staged at Ryton Pools Country Park on Saturday 15 November. This slide show ... (Coventry News, UK)

    AD Under Fire for Inclusion on Tavern's Wall of Fame  10 Nov 2003
    But now, a school athletic director in Massapequa is catching political heat in connection with his former partying days in Canton's Hoot Owl tavern. ... (Newsday)

    Call of nature, but not natural  10 Nov 2003
    ...is our way of bringing citizens closer to nature.” Citizens will now wake up to birds chirping at day break while a cuckoo, peacock, eagle, bulbul and owl ... (Indian Express, India)

    OIT romps, set to meet tougher foes  10 Nov 2003
    And, we have to make some layups.". OWL HOOTS - Hesia scored 19 points in the win over Columbia, a game in which OIT went 16-for-37 from three-point range ... ... (Herald and News, OR)

    Loons inspire Seeley Lake kids' writer  10 Nov 2003
    Do you think you could do a more scientific book, something more like the owl book?” they asked. She hung up and wondered what in the world she would do. ... (Billings Gazette, MT)

    FOUR TEMPLE MEN’S SOCCER PLAYERS NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL- ...   10 Nov 2003
    Viglietti, a starter on the Owl defensive unit that has posted nine shutouts and a 0.76 goals against average this season, was selected to the first team while ... (OwlsSports.com)

    The Military - DARPA's new supersoldiers  10 Nov 2003
    Brain Machine Interfaces program, a research team led by Duke University neurobiologist Miguel Nicolelis outfitted the brain of a small, South American owl ... (GovExec.com)

    Amid mud flats and marshes, a birding center takes off  10 Nov 2003
    Back inside, plans call for the large magnetic map to have bird locations so that if someone is seeking, say, a snowy owl, they would know where to go. ... (Boston.com, MA)

    Wildlife center takes wing  10 Nov 2003
    People bring the animals in their cars or vans. I've even seen a logger park his truck across the street carrying in an injured owl.". ... (Oregonian, OR)

    TABLE OF CONTENTS  10 Nov 2003
    ...• "An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943," by Rick Atkinson (Owl Books, $16): In the first entry in his projected Liberation trilogy about the ... (Grand Forks Herald, ND)

    Buffalo herd disturbing Grand Canyon ecosystem  10 Nov 2003
    ...however. Leslie said the bison graze in the Mexican spotted owl critical habitat, an area essential for conserving the endangered bird. ... (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)

    Logging in owl habitat draws threat of suit  Nov 4, 2003
    A legal showdown over the possible effects of logging on privately owned habitat of the northern spotted owl is looming. On Monday ... (The Olympian, WA)

    Groups threaten suit over owl-area logging  Nov 4, 2003
    ...and the state Department of Natural Resources on Monday to make logging practices in the state's Central Cascades friendlier to the northern spotted owl within ... (Everett Herald, WA)

    Groups threaten suit over owl safety  Nov 4, 2003
    ...and the state Department of Natural Resources yesterday to make logging practices in Washington's Central Cascades friendlier to the northern spotted owl ... (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

    Second grade class at St. Charles adopts owl at PRWC  Nov 4, 2003
    This past week I was able to attend one of my daughter's class activities. The month of October was owl month for the second grade class at St. Charles School. ... (Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL)

    Owl ’ s shining season  Nov 4, 2003
    By DAN KING. Seymour’s Stephanie Krietenstein came into her junior season having never shot under 90. Krietenstein broke through ... (Seymour Daily Tribune, IN)

    State: Burrowing owl needs no help  Oct 30, 2003
    SACRAMENTO -- The western burrowing owl -- the subject of much local controversy in recent years -- does not need protection under California's threatened or ... (Davis Enterprise, CA)

    Burrowing owl not in danger, says state  Oct 30, 2003
    SACRAMENTO -- A small ground-nesting owl doesn't need protection under California's threatened or endangered species law, despite its declining population in ... (Ventura County Star, CA)

    Screech owl is new draw for center  Oct 30, 2003
    Program manager Rob Carmichael recently added a tiny Eastern screech owl to the menagerie of critters he uses for educational endeavors. ... (Pioneer Press Online, IL)

    California burrowing owl doesn't need protection, state says  Oct 29, 2003
    A small ground-nesting owl doesn't need protection under California's threatened or endangered species law despite its declining population in developing areas ... (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL)

    Owl gridders fall to Bobcats  Oct 27, 2003
    OSCODA - The Owl varsity football team isn't headed to the playoffs and isn't even winning many games, but they're playing some darn good football, all things ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    New formula courts success in Night Owl  Oct 30, 2003
    ORANGE District Tennis Club's first division mixed Night Owl competition is showing that the seeding of players and drawing teams out of a hat are proving ... (Orange Central Western Daily, Australia)

    Owl girls top Lady Falcons  Oct 29, 2003
    ...by Ron Lamrock. OSCODA - The Oscoda girls varsity basketball team put up another win Tuesday in Ogemaw, beating the NEMC rival 54-46. ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    Owl gets points for foresight  Oct 29, 2003
    By Ted Hutton. So, midway through the second quarter when Northern Colorado receiver Vincent Jackson ran the route Hughley had memorized ... (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL)

    Judge: No more owl habitat delay  Oct 14, 2003
    ...has ordered Interior Secretary Gale Norton to comply immediately with an earlier order to redesignate critical habitat for the threatened Mexican spotted owl. ... (CNN)

    Judge rules for spotted owl  Oct 15, 2003
    ...judge ordered Interior Secretary Gale Norton to comply immediately with an earlier order to re-designate critical habitat for the threatened Mexican spotted owl ... (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)

    Owl survives collision with . . .  Oct 17, 2003
    Meanwhile the residents are suffering close to impossible driving conditions through the construction site. We have had another owl incident here at Sawbill. ... (Cook County News Herald, MN)

    Spotted Owl Update  Oct 20, 2003
    A huge See I Told You So has occurred in California. The feds have taken the spotted owl off the Endangered Species list! The Fish ... (RushLimbaugh.com)

    Huge fake owl defends world's longest tie from seagulls  Oct 16, 2003
    Organisers of a special exhibition of the world's longest tie have been forced to put up a huge fake owl to stop pigeons using it as a toilet. ... (Ananova, UK)

    Hawkesby to go from early bird to night owl  Oct 25, 2003
    By ANNA CHALMERS. TVNZ's Breakfast duo Kate Hawkesby and Mike Hosking are set to be split as TVNZ bosses line up Hawkesby to host ... (Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand)

    Recovered owl will be released  Oct 14, 2003
    SIOUX FALLS -- A Great Horned Owl has recovered fully from the West Nile virus and will be released back into the wild. The Great ... (Sioux City Journal, IA)

    Timber Harvesting Not the Reason for Spotted Owl's Demise !  Oct 20, 2003
    They did so under the endangered species act to protect the spotted owl. As this report shows, timber harvesting is not the problem ... (ChronWatch.com)

    TV FAN OWL FLIES COOP  Oct 17, 2003
    An Exeter man is appealing for help finding his telly addict pet owl which has disappeared. Michael Moore, of Ludwell Lane, had ... (Exeter Express, UK)

    Owl's about a winter treat?  Oct 22, 2003
    A WARDEN at the Leighton Moss RSPB reserve at Silverdale has been feeding a giant 'owl' to encourage more people to feed the birds over winter. ... (Morcambe Today, UK)

    Owl issue settled; state readies auction  Oct 15, 2003
    An owl's hoot sounded a reprieve for 182 acres marked for a timber sale in the Tillamook State Forest last year. But it seems the ... (Oregonian, OR)

    Owl soccer team rebuilding  Oct 15, 2003
    OSCODA - The Oscoda boys soccer team has had a tough time recently, losing two of three games last week. Alcona beat the Owls 3-0 ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    Source: The City of Gilroy’s Planning Department  Nov 7, 2003
    Construction of the Wize Owl Bookstore & Gifts was under way about a year ago when owner Michele Campbell found out about Barnes & Noble. ... (The Dispatch, CA)

    Sunday Soccer: Gayle's hat trick helps Temple to superb win  Nov 8, 2003
    Wise Owl had a real fright before keeping their 100% record and going top of Division II. St Patrick's were not prepared to sit ... (Huddersfield Daily Examiner, UK)

    McBean at 35: Still strokin'  Nov 9, 2003
    If I finished what was going on, I would really rally the troops in either being loud or skipping or do something that wasn't entirely on Brown Owl's or Snowy ... (Toronto Star, Canada)

    Christy Espinosa / Valley Morning Star  Nov 7, 2003
    ...thunderous applause, the obedient bird flew back to his designated spot on the stage to join his other traveling companions — a bald eagle and an eagle owl ... (Harlingen Valley Morning Star, TX)

    Indian spirituality speaker series to feature Kiowa elder  Nov 8, 2003
    As a part of the Theodore Owl Reed Speaker Series, St. Gregory's University continues its exploration of Native American spirituality ... (Shawnee News Star, OK)

    A Web of Rules  Oct 23, 2003
    It's not much of a leap to think that the promise of the Semantic Web may fuel a new generation of hackers to learn RDF, OWL, and rule systems. ... (XML.com, CA)

    'Totem Teddy' goes home  Nov 3, 2003
    In the driver's seat of a U-Haul headed from Greeley to Seattle, Solomon Little Owl rarely took his mind off his 1,200-pound passenger. ... (Rocky Mountain News, CO)

    SPORTS NEWS  Nov 5, 2003
    Bird checked in for Nicole Bibeau and Salem started a surge down towards the Owl end with O’Brien and Rocheleau leading the rush. ... (Salem Observer, NH)

    Boy charged in Oregon District fight  Nov 7, 2003
    A large crowd was involved in the fight, and a Nite Owl manager and a 21-year-old woman were assaulted after they tried to intervene on behalf of the first ... (Dayton Daily News, OH)

    USFS proposes burns for Upper Eagle Creek  Nov 3, 2003
    ...for this to happen.". He went on to say these areas also have higher concentrations of the Mexican Spotted Owl. Hayes said a burning ... (Eastern Arizona Courier, AZ)

    The new face of rightwing deep south politics  Nov 9, 2003
    ...dark enough for the blacks." Warren Triche, a white Democrat, predicted Mr Jindal "wouldn't get as many votes in Acadiana [south Louisiana] as a mamou hoot owl ... (Guardian, UK)

    Best Sellers  Nov 9, 2003
    Laura Hillenbrand (Ballantine Books). 3. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America (Spare Change?) Barbara Ehrenreich (Owl Books). ... (Salt Lake Tribune, UT)

    Schrader's two scores help Owls slip past Timberwolves  Nov 9, 2003
    ...tournament. Goalkeeper Nate Winslow stepped up with eight saves on the day. The Owl's next face Branson-Ross at USF on Wednesday. The ... (Contra Costa Times, CA)

    Oscoda girls much improved  Nov 5, 2003
    The highlight of the night for Owl fans had to be how the girls handled the full court pressure applied by the very athletic Whittemore squad. ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    Clocked and loaded  Nov 9, 2003
    Where Loken instinctively narrows her eyes when she's ready to start blasting, Soutendijk pops them wider than an owl's; sure, they both wear red leather, but ... (Boston Globe, MA)

    Outdoor notes  Nov 9, 2003
    Waukegan harbor on Oct. 26. Friday: ''Owl Prowl,'' 7-8:30 pm, Fullersburg Woods, Oak Brook; (630) 850-8110. Monday: Fox hunting opens ... (Chicago Sun Times, IL)

    Home has new meaning for a 20-something returnee  Nov 9, 2003
    ...on the couch. ("I know you're a night owl, but when you live under my roof I just worry more!"). Your love life? Perhaps an even ... (Christian Science Monitor)

    Keys to the Temple Game  Oct 25, 2003
    Temple fumbled the opening kickoff and Rutgers recovered at the TU37. Rutgers moved into scoring position but the Owl defense pushed back the Scarlet Knights. ... (Chargers Update)

    Documentary details mystical beacons of sea  Nov 9, 2003
    ...light for 100 years. In other cases, even the family dogs helped, like Nemo at Heron Neck and Spot at Owl’s Head. Both dogs made ... (Portsmouth Herald, NH)

    Faux football awards : The envelopes , please . . .  Nov 8, 2003
    After the largest Owl played his junior season at 6-foot-7, 330 pounds, Eric Collins promised to get "Big Daddy," as he is called around school, down to a sub ... (Times Picayune, LA)

    Washington exhibit reflects artist's genius  Nov 9, 2003
    ...tadpoles. In "Owl," the linear wavings of the air imitate the shapes of the bird's extended feathers. Everyone sees surfaces. Anderson ... (Biloxi Sun Herald, MS)

    Battle blooms over Alaska's coral gardens  Nov 7, 2003
    It's a debate that echoes the wars in the Northwest over the northern spotted owl in the 1980s: A burgeoning movement is rallying behind an alluring symbol ... (Biloxi Sun Herald, MS)

    Diverse offerings at International Day  Nov 9, 2003
    The two-hour event — held annually for more than a decade — was packed with entertainment, including flute and drum songs performed by Snow Owl of the ... (Dayton Daily News, OH)

    Local Best Sellers  Nov 9, 2003
    3. Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich. (Metropolitan/Owl/Holt, $13.) What it is like to become a member of the working poor. ... (Denver Post, CO)

    Baetsen to discuss owls  Nov 9, 2003
    Baetsen, the primary researcher with two other biologists in a 15-year study of six Saw-whet owl sites in Michigan, will present a slide show of the study at 7 ... (Central Michigan LIFE)

    Prophetic Signs  Nov 8, 2003
    Recently Winterhawk, whose father used to play tag with a white owl ("The owl would knock my dad's hat off his head"), was praying outdoors when a dragonfly ... (Victorville Daily Press, CA)

    Centenary success is academic  Nov 9, 2003
    As Henry Harper, Al Mohrmann has the owl-like looks of a settled university professor -- as well as a consummate smugness that shows he believes he's much ... (Newark Star Ledger, NJ)

    Field Notes  Nov 9, 2003
    Also featured are carvings, harpoon heads and Yup'ik men's dance fans of snowy owl feathers. Some of these items date back several thousand years. ... (Anchorage Daily News, AK)

    Former teacher rewarded for volunteerism  Oct 28, 2003
    A retired Fort Bragg teacher has been honored with the 2003 Wise Owl award for volunteerism. Nettie McQueen is the 2003 winner of the Wise Owl volunteer award. ... (Fayetteville Online, Fayetteville NC)

    To be ‘ somebody , ’ know your roots  Oct 29, 2003
    Wise Owl is an old man who defines himself as an Afrikan in America, because he has not been afforded the the rights of an American. ... (Minnesota Spokesman Recorder, MN)

    JEFF BROWN: First bow-hunt quite an adventure  Nov 5, 2003
    ...me when I shot the mini-monster — but I also saw always-in-motion pine squirrels, woodpeckers of several species, an immature bald eagle, a great horned owl ... (LaCrosse Tribune, WI)

    Ironmen advance to week 12 by defeating Cincinnati Mount Healthy ...   Nov 3, 2003
    Jackson took over on their own 39 and started things off right with a 13 yard run by fullback TJ McDonald to move just inside Owl territory. ... (Jackson Times Journal, OH)

    Youngest Owls will play faculty in fund-raiser  Nov 5, 2003
    The promotion offers Owl fans a chance to see their future stars play an exhibition game against some Oscoda staff and faculty on Wednesday, November 12. ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    Therese Archambault and Kenneth Gossen  Nov 1, 2003
    Chalk of ChalkTalk. Gary Langley, Hoot & Owl Be There! Building Maintenance and Repairs. Hoot & Owl Be There! Maintenance and Repairs ... (Maple Ridge News, Canada)

    Fifth - graders learn about ba . . .  Oct 31, 2003
    After asking Bill if he would like to visit her classroom, Bill, a licensed owl researcher since 1987, invited Ann Russ to bring small groups of her fifth ... (Cook County News Herald, MN)

    Owls fight hard, fall in final gridiron contest  Oct 29, 2003
    OSCODA - The Owl varsity football team played their final contest of the season Friday night, losing a hard fought game to the Ogemaw Heights Falcons. ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    Pullman class  Nov 3, 2003
    In Pullman's trilogy, each child has a 'daemon', an ever-changing attendant beast who reflects its owner's mood and circumstance: owl, ermine, arctic fox... ... (Guardian, UK)

    ARE WE THERE YET?  Nov 7, 2003
    ...am Friday, Nov. 7, at Chugiak-Eagle River, for a special reading of "The Balloon Man" and hootin' good owl cookies. The Alaska Club ... (Anchorage Daily News, AK)

    McCallie handles MUS  Nov 7, 2003
    ...passes for 98 yards. Grimm rushed for 65 yards for MUS, which ends the season at 4-7. Owl QB Rob Park was 6-of-19 for 132 yards. (GoMemphis.com, TN)

    Yuba man carries the message  Nov 7, 2003
    ...alive. He's not Woodsy Owl," the Dobbins resident said about another public service character with far less seniority than Smokey. ... (Appeal-Democrat, CA)

    SMU to Face Rice for WAC Championship on Saturday Night  Nov 7, 2003
    Hawaii avoided the shutout at 87:35 when Robyn deHay took advantage of a nearly empty net when Owl goalkeeper came out of the box, giving Hawaii a clear shot. ... (SMUMustangs.com)

    TEMPLE FALLS TO SAINT JOSEPH'S, 1-0, IN MEN'S SOCCER  Nov 8, 2003
    ...the pressure late and had several opportunities to score in the waning minutes, but Hawk netminder Chris DiStephano made a key stop and several other Owl ... (OwlsSports.com)

    OWLS FALL AS SYRACUSE AVENGES LAST SEASON’S LOSS, 41-17  Nov 8, 2003
    After a TU defensive stand, another Owl drive ended prematurely as Diamond Ferri stepped in front of Jamel Harris for an interception and returned it to the ... (OwlsSports.com)

    Supervisor speaks out against resort plan  Nov 7, 2003
    Robert Taylor, owner of Fish Camp's Owl Nest Lodging, agreed. "If they force-feed this to us, they'll do the same thing to all the rest of the community.". ... (Modesto Bee, CA)

    Ad targets BC lumber sales to China  Nov 7, 2003
    ...endangered species. He cited logging at Elk Creek near Chilliwack, which he says is endangering the BC spotted owl. But Chilliwack ... (CBC British Columbia, Canada)

    Severn Trent's environmental officer is pictured with Barny the ...   Nov 3, 2003
    Barny the barn owl has been setting up home as the newest residents in a village neat Leamington. The bird of prey is the first ... (Leamington Spa Today, UK)

    Tlingit totem pole returns to Angoon after college break  Nov 5, 2003
    It will help the tribe help its youth find their identity," said Solomon Little Owl, a Crow Indian and director of Native American Student Services at UNC. ... (Anchorage Daily News, AK)

    Hamlin swims perfectly in final home meet  Oct 29, 2003
    Senior Andrea Hamlin, swimming her last meet in the Oscoda pool, paced Owl swimmers with four first place finishes, a perfect day. ... (Oscoda Press, MI)

    Lakeridge teen makes time for kids, animals  Oct 29, 2003
    M arisa Monroe, a Lakeridge High School senior, is known as "Owl" for one week each year. That's the week Monroe, 17, goes on a ... (Oregonian, OR)

    Dad says soldier's arrest was a 'mix-up'  Oct 29, 2003
    Army PFC Jeffery Taylor, 26, was arrested at his residence in Hoot Owl Ridge by deputies from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office on Oct. ... (Palatka Daily News, FL)

    'I could have opened a safe little brasserie like the Ivy'  Nov 8, 2003
    Lyon). Most strikingly of all, he is a frenetic night owl, a relentless collector of people, who seems oddly alone in the world. ... (Guardian, UK)

    Profile: Redmond O'Hanlon  Nov 7, 2003
    ...is a magnificently funny set-piece in Borneo in which Fenton is swept away down a rapid and nearly drowned: "James's bald head, white and fragile as an owl's ... (Guardian, UK)

    Uncanny tale focuses on timely evils  Nov 7, 2003
    ...banalities. A girl is uneasy. She is staying with her aunt. At first it seems as if she was awakened by a screech owl. Then she ... (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA)

    ESPN Outdoors  Nov 6, 2003
    ...immediate. Scores of crows began leaving the woods and flying our way. Quickly, cawing crows were swarming our treetop owl decoy. When ... (ESPN)

    Doing the beauty math  Nov 8, 2003
    Now, “The Owl” from Rawang claims that he or she would choose a nice plump woman over a horrible thin stick (Is Inner Beauty a Myth?, Your Say, StarMag ... (The Star, Malaysia)

    MLAs take on protesters in person  Nov 7, 2003
    ...said Higgs. The groups also say BC logging practices are destroying habitat for species such as the endangered spotted owl. Penner ... (Canada.com, Canada)

    David Templeton's Seldom Seen: A special place on Buffalo Creek ...   Oct 18, 2003
    When Jill Nadzam released a great horned owl near the Sawhill Covered Bridge in Blaine, the bird with amber eyes big as egg yolks flapped his way to a majestic ... (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA)

    According To Legend ... Owls symbolized luck/doom  Oct 25, 2003
    To the Greeks, the owl was a favored creature. Owls were encouraged to live in the temples and inhabited the Acropolis in great numbers. ... (Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL)

    New Utah on Thursday, October 16  Oct 15, 2003
    ...picked up "in a hurry.". In American Fork it all began with the Owl Inn, which operated for more than 40 years. It opened in the ... (New Utah, UT)

    A peek at a rare bird  Oct 25, 2003
    LAKEVIEW - The tiny owl made a quick appearance before it dove into the grass, hiding from a group of two dozen Inland residents walking through the San ... (Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA)

    Gazing at geese, looking at loons &  Nov 5, 2003
    Two birds that barely reach the state on the south edge of their winter range are the Northern Shrike and the Snowy Owl. “Seeing ... (AAA Midwest Traveler)

    Glimmer of hope for spotted owl  09 Oct 2003
    After months of campaigning to protect vital Northern spotted owl habitat, Canadian environmental group, Wilderness Committee, has received some encouraging ... (Talk Wild Life, UK)

    New owl hits critical list  09 Oct 2003
    A newly described pygmy-owl, weighing only two ounces and measuring just 6 inches from bill to tail, has been classified as critically endangered on the IUCN ... (Talk Wild Life, UK)

    City official reassures residents over owl nest relocation  09 Oct 2003
    Conservation Commission. He relocated one such burrowing owl nest from the corner of Templewood Court and Bermuda Drive on Oct. 2. "The ... (Marco Island Eagle, FL)

    Great Horned Owl alights on FlatIron  09 Oct 2003
    The Great Horned Owl Bookstore, located in Louisville since it opened six years ago, opened Tuesday at the FlatIron Crossing mall. ... (Broomfield Enterprise, CO)

    MH owl ordinance approved  Oct 7, 2003
    The 1999 citywide burrowing owl habitat mitigation plan required the city to adopt an ordinance to maintain the “highest owl population levels possible in ... (The Dispatch, CA)

    Rescued owl to be set free after West Nile battle  Oct 7, 2003
    SIOUX FALLS - A great horned owl that was treated for West Nile virus has recovered and will soon be released back into the wild. ... (Aberdeen American News, SD)

    Rescued owl to be set free after battle with West Nile virus  Oct 6, 2003
    SIOUX FALLS, SD - A great horned owl that was treated for West Nile virus has recovered and will soon be released back into the wild. ... (Aberdeen American News, SD)

    Birds put to flight by plastic owl!  Oct 6, 2003
    ...friends and neighbours. But now the menace of the bird poo has been solved - thanks to a 2ft-high plastic owl. The brightly-coloured ... (Huddersfield Daily Examiner, UK)

    Owl lawsuit may halt forest thinning  Oct 6, 2003
    TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- An environmental group's lawsuit to protect Mexican spotted owl habitat could block scores of tree-cutting projects designed to reduce ... (Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, WA)

    Potential for bias raised on spotted-owl review  Oct 2, 2003
    Service has asked a Portland-based institute with financial ties to the timber industry to lead a scientific review of the threatened northern spotted owl ... (Seattle Times, WA)



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