Earlier this week, I wrote about a September encounter with an owl – possibly a barred owl – in Tryon Creek Natural Area. In brief, the bird grabbed my head twice as I ran through the park in ...

But it took 30 years, and then some, to get crosswise with an owl. At least I think it was an owl. It was dark out, and I didn't see – or hear – a thing. It happened just before dawn at Tryon ...