My love affair with owls bloomed slowly. In fact, until recently, they terrified me—I wanted to be nowhere near their hooked beaks, sharp talons and wide eyes. My phobia peaked when I shared a ...

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 ...

Owls can be hard to find, as most are nocturnal and not easily seen. Of the 15 owls in Montana I have found most by calling at night during the breeding season and using a spotlight to observe them if ...

Have you ever been on an owl prowl? It’s a nighttime hike in the woods where you listen for the calls, shrieks and whistles of owls to help you get a glimpse of them. Holleback is Riveredge's Citizen ...

Do you know that approximately 1,000 local or native owls call San Diego County home? Of the 19 owl species in North America, seven of them live in San Diego. Most common in our neighborhoods are the ...

Since owls and hawks are both raptors (from the Latin rapere,” to seize) and they share morphological and behavioral traits, originally they were thought to be close relatives. However, with the ...

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 ...

Researchers have tracked 89 northern saw-whet owls (Aegolius acadicus) along a migration corridor in Western Montana, underscoring the efficacy of telemetry studies for detailed investigations into ...

Photographers and bird watchers alike have seen an influx of owls in northeast Minnesota in the past month, specifically the Boreal and Great Gray species. According to Minnesota Department of Natural ...