Introduction : Owl addiction --
ch. 1. Anatomy of an owl --
WMDs : weapons of mouse destruction --
Fretting with feathers --
The handicap of darkness --
The nocturnal syndrome --
ch. 3. Haunts and hideaways --
From tundra and taiga to mountains and marshlands --
Hot and cold weather woes --
ch. 4. The owlish appetite --
Hoarding for hard times --
The tedium of incubation --
Sexual dimorphism : the great debate --
ch. 6. The next generation --
Asynchronous hatching : a strategy --
Roamers, branchers, and homebodies --
The young and the restless --
ch. 7. Predators, pirates, and pests --
ch. 8. Owls and humans --
Appendix : Scientific names of plants and animals --
