I’ve never seen a screech owl before, but for sure have I heard them. Despite the name, screech owls do not actually “screech. Even when attacked, they are more likely to make a sharp, clacking noise ...

Answer: Yes, the most common one is that of the great gray owl, which may live year-round in the northern part of Minnesota.

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 ...

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 ...

New study led by the University of Helsinki supports the recognition of new species of South American owls, two of them, Xingu Screech Owl and Alagoas Screech Owl, described for the first time. In ...

Q. Why are they called screech owls when the only sound I’ve ever heard them make are warbling noises that remind me of musical Morse code? A. I was able to answer this question a few years ago during ...

Is there a Screech-Owl in your neighborhood? Generally, we have Eastern Screech-Owls, but have reports of Western Screech-Owls in Western Montana. Eastern Screech-Owls are small, from 6 to 10 inches ...

In an old abandoned house we hear spooky, eerie, ghostlike wailing - haunting voices that move through walls and suddenly emerge from a different room. But wait! Halloween has come and gone, or are ...

I was surveying birds in Ashe County when I noticed an old woodpecker nest cavity in a snag and stopped along the road for a closer look. It was January, freezing cold, with 4 four inches of snow on ...

Brooklyn Weaver, 1, held by Jenny Weaver, points to Lucia the screech owl at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center in Sioux City. Lucia, the newest feathered ambassador at the Nature Center, was part of a ...

Q. Why are they called screech owls when the only sound I’ve ever heard them make are warbling noises that remind me of musical Morse code? A. I was able to answer this question a few years ago during ...