The birds that Levihn-Coon photographed were a mated pair near their nest, he said. One of the owls had a rare reddish-brown, ...

On the chilly morning of Dec. 5, Alex Patton headed into a coffee shop in Utica. On his way out, he glanced across the nearby stream and noticed the bird in the accompanying photo. Sharp-eyed Patton ...

The other was an adult screech owl, sitting on a low branch. Ear tufts pointed skyward, its regal countenance was as fierce as an African death mask. The owl seemed supremely confident, ignoring ...

A: These small owls are described as “common” but are notoriously challenging to spot out in nature.One of the best ways to locate a screech owl is to keep an eye on wooded areas, especially ...

The great horned owl is the largest of the three common Ohio breeding owls (the others being the eastern screech and barred owls). Females are larger than males, and a big specimen might weigh 3.5 ...

For the Eastern screech owl, the boxes should be placed on a live tree or a pole anywhere between 10 to 30 feet above the ground. It's recommended the box be placed under a tree limb at the ...

A screech owl in North Texas recently found itself in a tough spot before crews came to the rescue. Blackland Prairie Raptor Center in North Texas freed a trapped screech owl from a basketball post.

Nature: Squirrels have a gnawing habit Few birds are as adaptive as screech owls, and they can be surprisingly common in urban landscapes. A 1981 survey of a 15-mile-diameter circle in Toledo ...