In your backyard or at a campsite, you may hear some interesting coos and even screeches in the night. With their beautiful arrangements of feathers, silent flight, 270-degree swiveling necks and big ...

A snowy owl was spotted swooping into Shirley Chisholm State Park over the holiday weekend — marking its first appearance in the Big Apple in years. The rare sighting drove hordes of curious ...

We were pleased to hear that a northern saw whet owl was recently observed at Chippewa Nature Center by one of their staff, and that a photo was taken to document this rarely seen little owl. At about ...

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 ...

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Efforts to track northern spotted owl populations might be one of the latest casualties in the Department of Government Efficiency’s cost-cutting efforts. In a press release issued Wednesday, the ...

"This book was conceived, designed and produced by Ivy Press"--Title page verso. Includes life-sized owl printed on reverse of dust jacket and full-scale wing comparisons on gatefold inside. BIRDREF ...

It’s 2 a.m. on Easter morning, and I’m awakened by "Hoo ho-hoo? Hoo hooo." The cadence is like, “Who’s awake? Me, too.” I open my window. The night is still. For certain, a great horned owl is calling ...