Last month, I observed a bird on my property that had never been seen or heard there before. As I was getting ready for bed, I heard an owl calling from the forest in my yard. I hear owls ...

Fun fact: All owls have eyes are proportionately large to their heads to increase visibility during low-light hours, but the ...

CHAMPAIGN -- “Birds of omen, dark and foul,” wrote Sir Walter Scott about owls, once considered harbingers of doom, death, and destruction. In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches and an ...

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