How does Officer Delinko describe the owls at the construction site?

I think he views them differently depending on where you mean in the book. Officer Delinko views the Mother Paula case as a chance to prove himself. His intentions are good, but he becomes increasingly frustrated by the acts of vandalism that keep getting past him. Most of his strongest efforts against the kids come from a deep-seated fear of looking like a fool. He’s a good man that sticks to his convictions, and when it becomes clear that what the Mother Paula’s corporation is doing is wrong, he switches sides.