Birds understand many sounds around them, from mates to alarms, and this hidden skill may hint at how human language first ...

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

One evening last week I was serenaded by a screech owl. It reminded me how much I appreciate their call, something that could ...

Have you ever been on an owl prowl? It’s a nighttime hike in the woods where you listen for the calls, shrieks and whistles of owls to help you get a glimpse of them. Holleback is Riveredge's Citizen ...

“We call them a tree cancer — when there’s an odd branch sticking up or a bump out on a trunk, that’s usually an owl.” This is also the time to remind humans with their cameras to curb their curiosity ...

When we do our routine activities at night we sometimes meet the wild creatures of the dark hours. Most are mammals. Few of them are birds, but owls are the exception. Six species occur regularly in ...