A new study of nearly 800 barred owls on the West Coast shows the invasive predator feeds on 29 species given special conservation status by federal and state governments. The list includes mammals, ...

One of the most elusive and mysterious owls of Ohio is the barn owl (Tyto alba). This very large predator, measuring 16 inches long with a wingspan of 3 ½ feet, has a heart-shaped face, large dark ...

The Great Grey Owl practices tireless hunting efforts. This has to do with the owl’s decision not to migrate, but instead to remain in the same location year-round. Consequently, during the winter, ...

A Boreal Owl emerges from its roost to begin its evening of hunting activities in Northern Minnesota. The Boreal Owl is a tiny but fierce gnome of the deep boreal forest—the belt of cold, wet, largely ...

1. Introduction -- 2. The boreal (or Tengmalm's) owl : in brief -- 3. Study areas and research methods -- 4. Habitat use, roosts and nest-sites -- 5. Interactions with prey animals -- 6. Life-history ...

Pygmy owls are an adorably small bird species that make their home in Europe. Their habitat spans as far north as Norway and east into China. But the tiny bird of prey now has a new home base: the Val ...

The Something Wild team donned headlamps recently and trekked into the dark night of the Forest Society’s Black Mountain Forest in Sutton. Grace McCulloch of NH Audubon and Dave Anderson of the Forest ...

Fairfax has a new town mascot. The town has made the northern spotted owl its official bird in an effort to honor the area’s ecological heritage. The federally and state protected owl resides ...

December and January we are wakened just before dawn by the calls of a pair of Great Horned Owls. (Are you up…me too-me too?) The males are returning to the territories of their mates. (After the ...