Among the smallest owl species in North America, the saw-whet is the size of a smartphone topped with a ping-pong ball. With ...

Eastern screech owls are strictly nocturnal, which makes the sight of them during the day all that more special.

The MSU scientist published a book called “Bird Coloration” with fellow ornithologist Geoffrey Hill from Auburn University. Together they previously studied the phenomenon of yellow northern cardinals ...

From the sky, they can detect rodents hidden under deep snow and catch them in one swoop. Their secret lies in their face, the largest among owl species. It serves as a parabolic antenna to catch ...

The outside of the box has several unique features, including an oval shaped opening to allow easier access for the barn owl and several grooves under the opening for the ... bones, teeth and feathers ...

In a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Interior, 19 lawmakers are seeking a halt to the plan to kill 450,000 barred ...

which glows pink under UV light. New feathers glow more brightly than older feathers. Due to the owl’s molt pattern, they can be aged. This owl glowed uniformly pink, indicating that it was a ...