In my last column, I mentioned a just-for-fun goal of seeing or hearing 25 bird species in my yard in 2024 before the first day of spring. I came up just short, and one unexpected miss was Great ...

Great horned owls are the first bird species in Ohio to begin nesting, often laying eggs by late January. Great horned owls are more commonly heard than seen, with their call being a series of deep ...

Minnesota (WCCO) -- Minnesota is home to a number of owl species, including the barred, screech and great horned owls. It's also the only place in North America with a center dedicated to studying ...

An eastern Screech Owl emerges to a perch to await final nightfall to begin its hunting (Getty Images) This owl is one of the most common owl species that inhabits Virginia. The Eastern Screech Owl is ...

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 ...

It was cold and windy the morning I wrote this column. Temperatures were forecast to stay in the 30s, down from 60s and rain the day before. But it is December when the weather goes back and forth, or ...