With expectations for snowy owl visits and breeding season for native birds ramping up, drone chase highlights dangers to owls

CHICAGO — On her way home from work on a recent wintry night, Kathy Keane ran into a group of people quietly watching a pair of great horned owls perched on a tree in Lincoln Park. “I started hearing the ‘hoot, hoot,’ and then the other would call back ‘hoot, hoot,’” she told the Tribune. “And it was just so beautiful.” Excited about the sighting, she made sure to walk by the same spot the …