Three screech-owls are found in North America: eastern, western and whiskered. But about 22 screech-owl species are found in the world, all in the Americas. Estimated breeding populations of ...

Long-eared, short-eared, Northern saw-whet, snowy, great horned, great gray, barred, boreal, northern hawk and Eastern screech-owls can each be seen or heard somewhere in the state -- if you know what ...

Sometimes you know the answer before you ask the question. “Count me in,” was the enthusiastic and expected reply from my long-time friend Jim Hoyson when asked if he was interested in going on a road ...

One of Iowa’s most sought-after winter birds to see is the northern saw-whet owl. Often difficult to locate, finding one can be a delightful experience. They are tiny, about the size of a pop can.

Fourteen species of owls have been seen in Idaho and 13of them are documented breeders. These include the barn owl, flammulated owl, western screech-owl, great horned owl, snowy owl, northern hawk owl ...

Before I tell you about my local owl viewing, let me share with you the Minnesota Ornithologists Union's web report on the current owl influx. As of Jan. 15 more than 1,700 great grays, 300 northern ...

Question: Near Duluth last week, I saw a very large white owl by the side of the road. It looked like the owl from Harry Potter. What was it, and why haven’t I seen one like it before in Minnesota?

Three owl species move into our area from the north, one nearly every winter, others more erratically. We met the regular visitor last week, the snowy owl. The other, less frequent wanderers are the ...

A group of live webcams documented a pair of Eastern screech owls in Murrysville preying on a Northern cardinal at a feeder and plucking a mother bluebird from a nest box within the past week.