This time of year I get a lot of emails and texts from people reporting they hear an owl hooting outside their windows at night. While many enjoy the sound, others complain they can’t sleep.

The great horned owl is the most common owl of the Americas ... and the male also hunts for food. Owls are powerful birds and fiercely protective parents. They have even been known to attack ...

Either way, chances are a great horned owl is the culprit ... sit upon the chicks for another month while the father brings food for the entire family. Fathers will brood, or sit on the young ...