Wildlife experts in Ohio say an eerie hissing sound coming from the trees could be a young barred owl calling out to its ...

Keep the lights off and you're more likely to have an owl move in. Keep large branches on trees: Good perches give owls a reason to stick around.

A: These small owls are described as “common” but are notoriously challenging to spot out in nature.One of the best ways to locate a screech owl is to keep an eye on wooded areas, especially ...

Why are owl boxes important? Natural cavities in trees are in high demand, ornithologist Allisyn-Marie Gillet told the USA Today Network in 2023. Not only do owls use these spaces, but so do other ...

Screech owls, barred owls, Tengelmalm’s owls, elf owls, and Ural owls are examples of cavity nesters that nest inside trees or cacti. Ground-Nesting Owls Burrowing owls live in areas that have ...

Federal job cuts have upended spotted owl surveys in Northern and Southern California. It’s unclear whether wildfire mitigation strategies such as forest thinning can happen if the surveys are ...

Barred owls are big, almost as large as great horned owls. And the swamp is the perfect place to see them. Swampy bottomlands, preferably with lots of old, dead trees, are their all-time favorite ...

A barred owl named Baby at Blandford Nature Center on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Baby is one of Blandford’s “Wildlife Ambassadors” that permanently live at the center due to severe injuries and ...