One of the smallest owls in North America, the northern saw-whet lives among us and is rarely seen—but one volunteer science ...

The spotted owl has been categorized as threatened under the Endangered Species Act since the 1990s, due in large part to the encroachment of barred owls on their habitat. Now, ecologists are ...

and dark brown eyes surrounded by a large, heart-shaped facial disk. It is the largest of the three spotted owl species and measures 18 to 19 inches in length with a 40-inch wingspan. Females are ...

If you've got a large tree in your backyard ... for example — varies by the species of owl. For the Eastern screech owl, the boxes should be placed on a live tree or a pole anywhere between ...

They have large brown eyes outlined with dramatic white feathers. The Cuban screech owl is not well studied, and information about its diet is scarce, but, like most owl species, it likely feeds ...

A great gray owl hunts from the top of a spruce tree along Minnesota Highway 61 on Saturday in Two Harbors. The great gray ...

Snowy owls are a crown jewel of the owl kingdom and challenging to find. These owls are large and white with black markings. While most owl species perch in trees, snowy owls tend to hang out in ...

The birds, which are a little bigger than a football, nested in the cavities of large old-growth trees and primarily ... population estimate for northern spotted owls, researchers reported the species ...

OCEAN CITY — On a stretch of dunes in the north end of the city, a bright white tuft of feathers about the size of a football waddles to the top of a sand dune while camera shutters click in the ...

The only owl species that nests and roosts underground ... conversion of grasslands to agricultural lands, and large-scale wind and solar energy infrastructure. They are also killed by rodenticides ...

"Owls also start nesting earlier in the year than other species." Contrary to common perception, these boxes aren't just meant for large swaths of forested land. Even a backyard tree can help make ...