Answer:

OWL

Answer	Crossword Clue
OWL	Nocturnal bird
OWL	Pussycat partner
OWL	"The ... And The Pussycat"

OWL	Noiseless flier
OWL	Nocturnal flier
OWL	Nocturnal one
OWL	Saw-whet
OWL	Spotted or barn
OWL	Temple mascot
OWL	Wise one
OWL	Pussycat's partner

OWL	Hundred Acre Wood resident
OWL	Predator that sleeps in the day
OWL	Barn bird
OWL	Bird of prey
OWL	Barn denizen
OWL	Athena's symbol
OWL	Fly-by-night type?
OWL	Nocturnal predator

OWL	Potter's Hedwig, e.g.
OWL	Wisdom symbol
OWL	Mouse hunter
OWL	Symbol of Minerva
OWL	Strigiform animal
OWL	Bird with binocular vision
OWL	Temple player
OWL	Predator capable of 270-degree head rotation

OWL	It gives a hoot
OWL	Pussycat partner of poem
OWL	Pussycat's seafaring partner
OWL	Hooter
OWL	Wise bird
OWL	Rice University player
OWL	Attendant of Athena
OWL	Night bird

OWL	Nocturnal hunter
OWL	Bird that's sometimes spotted
OWL	"The House at Pooh Corner" bird
OWL	Big-eyed bird
OWL	"Wise" bird