, Felperin said.... According to Rauch, the last irruption of snowy owls in the D.C. area was in

A snowy owl is causing something of a sensation in the nation's capital--looking down with startling yellow eyes from perches not far from the U.S. Capitol and drawing flocks of amateur wildlife photographers to brave cold, winter nights trying to capture its one-of-a-kind stare.... Stefani Reynolds/ AFP via Getty Images Birdwatchers take photos of a rare snowy owl near Union Station in Washington D.C., on Jan.... There is always new behavior to witness, something we've never seen before....