Flammulated owls, small and little-known birds that call the Pikes Peak Region home, will help the U.S. Forest Service understand the impacts of wildfire on animals thanks to a new partnership between the Forest Service and Colorado College. Colorado College Professor Brian Linkhart has made a name and a living for himself studying the minuscule owls, named for their red feathers and roosting habits in the Manitou Experimental Forest west of Woodland Park.