Look for flashes of white on dark roads, and you might spot an American barn owl. Learn about a barn owl call, nest, wings ...

It’s difficult to ID Eastern and Western screech-owl species—location is your best bet. Hear their call and learn about their ...

If the owl feels threatened while perched on a limb or lodged in a tree cavity, it semi-closes its eyes, flattens its pointy ear tufts, slicks its feathers back and stands perfectly still. This newly ...

There was the year when all I saw were owls. One whose wings spread wide as it soared overhead while I trudged down High Drive in Bear Creek Park, its daytime appearance surprising me. And the ...

Whether for its textbook appearance, regional ubiquity or haunting and mellifluous call, it’s no wonder we love this winged ...

If some New York state lawmakers have their way, the death of Flaco the Owl will not be in vain. Three days after the freed Eurasian eagle-owl from the Central Park Zoo met an untimely fate, ...

Each palm-size owl caught is a rush, not only because it is an encounter in the dark with pure wildness. Saw-whets are one of our most mysterious local birds, because they are so secretive and so ...

MADISON, Wis. - Marked by distinctive yellow eyes, these white owls usually call the Arctic their home. However, during the winter months, a small number of these owls travel south and sometimes call ...

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, ...

The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society holds its first-ever bird call contest with people taking to the stage to mimic the calls of birds including the koel, brown fish owl, and Asian barred owlet. The ...