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Screech-owl facts: Everything you should know

It’s difficult to ID Eastern and Western screech-owl species—location is your best bet. Hear their call and learn about their ...
The Bulletin

What's that ghostly, mournful wail coming from the woods? Probably an eastern screech-owl.

The sound was unmistakable and led me outdoors to face the thick woods across the road. In the advancing twilight the sound pierced the darkness again, and then again. The ghostly mournful wail, best ...

Country diary: Bit by bit, bird by bird, our wildlife is waking up

No finches yet and only a single thrush, but tuning into January’s sounds has revealed that nature is beginning to stir ...
Williamsport Sun-Gazette

Birds breeding in the winter months? Eagles and owls do

In the depths of late winter, some birds are actually breeding such as bald eagles and owls for example. Many local ...
The Conversation

We made an app to identify bird sounds – and learned something surprising about people

Dan Stowell is a co-founder and shareholder of Warblr Ltd. He receives funding from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council for his research on bird sounds. The sound of birds is ...