CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. Launching New Life 1
5. Basic Needs and Basic Training 12
6. Of Genes and Environment 16
7. Playing Out the Internal Program 21
8. On Becoming Independent 27
9. Achieving Adulthood 33
10. Stretching the Boundaries 45
11. Both Tame and Wild 51
12. The Way to the Wild 55
13. The Testing of a New Owl 67
14. In Search of a Niche 73
15. Strange Behavior 82
16. Kansas Owl 88
17. Beating the Odds 95
18. Reunited 99
19. Home, Sweet Home 109
20. Hooting 115
21. Fitness, the Final Measure of Success 120
22. Hooter–Another Owl, Another Story 125
23. Capture 139
24. Of Owls and Science 144
25. Screechy and the King of the Silo 154
26. Part of the Web 162
27. Comparisons and Connections 170
28. Revelation 183
29. Postscript 201
30. Epilogue 205
31. Appendix: Chronology 221
32. Suggestions for Further Reading 229
33. Index 231