The Great Horned Owls (GHO’s) typically return to their usual spots in the November to January period when we all hear that ...

A surefire and highly optimistic harbinger of spring is the great horned owl. The massive owl is the first Ohio bird species to commence nesting, sometimes laying eggs by late January.

The large northwest subspecies max­welliae is the palest and most faintly marked. The western screech owl’s bill is blackish or dark gray at the base, but gray-plumaged individuals are ...