In many tribes the owl has a sinister meaning. In the Northwest the owl calls out the names of men and women who will die soon.
Among some nations, on the other hand, the owl is a wise and friendly spirit, an advisor and warning giver. A Passamaquoddy tale depicts the owl as having love medicine and a magic love flute -- powers that the Plains people attribute to the elk.
When I was a child, they scared me badly...their eyes glow in the dark lol hugs annie