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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arizona is home to a diverse array of owl species, each with its own unique characteristics and adaptations. One of the most ...

Last Sunday was the Chautauqua county Christmas Bird Count. At 8 in the morning, six of us gathered at Audubon to see what birds we could find. This group consisted of myself and Leigh Rovegno, two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Owls are primarily nocturnal because their unique physical and sensory adaptations allow them to hunt effectively at night. The ...

In the summer of 1996, I participated as a graduate student in a tropical biodiversity and evolution course in Costa Rica. As we were driving to the Palo Verde Research Station near the Pacific Ocean, ...

One of Pennsylvania's tiniest owls, rescued from a cold swimming pool, was deemed ready to return to the wild last week, ...

When we do our routine activities at night we sometimes meet the wild creatures of the dark hours. Most are mammals. Few of them are birds, but owls are the exception. Six species occur regularly in ...

The eastern screech-owl is a hole-nester that requires pre-existing holes of an adequate size. It cannot live where trees do not have a sufficient diameter to provide such holes. As the climate warms, ...

ALLOUEZ - My gardens are giving untamed jungle vibes this year, and while unrelenting rain has something to do with it, so does the fact that I find myself always looking up when I should be looking ...

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 ...

People have asked me about owls appearing in the houses of wood ducks. Eastern screech-owls are the ones that will roost and nest in wood duck and other larger wooden nest boxes, such as a flicker ...