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 ...

The small 8-inch owls produce tremulous trills that can sound chilling in the darkness, as heard during the recent ...

Q: I would really like to see a screech owl, but I never have. What’s the best way to locate one of these owls? A: These small owls are described as “common” but are notoriously challenging to spot ...

On the chilly morning of Dec. 5, Alex Patton headed into a coffee shop in Utica. On his way out, he glanced across the nearby stream and noticed the bird in the accompanying photo. Sharp-eyed Patton ...

Eastern Screech Owls come in two phases: gray and red. Each has highly patterned feathers which give them fantastic camouflage. Last Sunday was the Chautauqua county Christmas Bird Count. At 8 in the ...

In an old abandoned house we hear spooky, eerie, ghostlike wailing - haunting voices that move through walls and suddenly emerge from a different room. But wait! Halloween has come and gone, or are ...

What we lacked in numbers of the common owls, we made up for with encounters with some of the more sought after species.

Owls are nocturnal creatures that we rarely get to see up close, but there is one really good reason to attract them. This is ...

On your mark, get set, glow! Screech’s Night Owl 5K and 1-mile fun walk, an evening glow run/walk in support of Harford Community College student athletes, will take place on Friday at 7 p.m. All ages ...

DALLAS — You could say a North Texas bird rescue group gave a hoot when they recently rescued a screech owl that’d gotten stuck in a basketball post. A homeowner called Blackland Prairie Raptor Center ...