It’s 2 a.m. on Easter morning, and I’m awakened by "Hoo ho-hoo? Hoo hooo." The cadence is like, “Who’s awake? Me, too.” I open my window. The night is still. For certain, a great horned owl is calling ...

The puzzle of a bird’s behavior, who does what, when and why, is often filled with intrigue akin to what you'd find in a mystery novel. Like on a late night last week: An owl hooted, close to the ...