The Almanack shares a compilation of its five best owl feature stories over the years, pulled from the archives.

Owl Species Three screech-owls are found in North America: eastern, western and whiskered. But about 22 screech-owl species ...

For years we have been driving from Gardiner to Cooke City, Montana, through Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley, during the winter months. We love to look at the bison, elk and pronghorn and we usually can ...

We have three small owls that share a lot of characteristics. They are the boreal owl (Aegolius funereus) of North America and Eurasia, known as Tengmalm’s owl in Eurasia, and in North America the ...

I was backpacking in the White Mountains last week when a small bird flew up from the trail in front of us. The bird flew a short distance ahead and perched on a low branch, staring back at us. We ...

People have asked me about owls appearing in the houses of wood ducks. Eastern screech-owls are the ones that will roost and nest in wood duck and other larger wooden nest boxes, such as a flicker ...

Owls have a long and storied history in human culture, appearing in everything from ancient mythology to the Harry Potter books. But there’s much more to these amazing creatures than their place in ...

CALVERT COUNTY, Md. — They swallow their food whole, have a raspy scream that can make your blood run cold, and, when pressed, they will eat their siblings. But barn owls have many fans and they have ...