Ms. Ackerman is the author of “What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds,” from which this essay is excerpted. When the first lucky observers spotted Flaco, the Eurasian ...
In the birding community, the moment an owl embarks upon its day is known as “flyout.” Flyout is a devout time, akin to “wheels up” in the Presidential schedule. Observers wait for hours with heavy ...