1. Informal gathering with music

1. Colloquial term for owls

2. Elegant and smooth in movement

3. Owl's most remarkable feature

4. Active during the night

5. Measurement of wings from tip to tip

6. Owls are capable of this

7. Sharp claw on a bird of prey

8. Search and capture prey

9. Bird's outer covering

10. Owls have excellent night vision

11. Predators that catch prey

11. The sound an owl makes

12. Bird's home

12. Building or occupying a nest

13. Glide through the air effortlessly

14. Bird with a distinctive crown of feathers

15. Prey often hunted by owls

16. Place where owls rest

16. Sitting on a high place

17. Commonly associated with owls