Because they're nocturnal, we usually know owls only by their hoots. And they've been hooting plenty of late. It's time. Now begins breeding season for owls — usually the first birds of the season to ...

Owls have a long and storied history in human culture, appearing in everything from ancient mythology to the Harry Potter books. But there’s much more to these amazing creatures than their place in ...

Irruptions happen when young snowy owls, pushed out by older, dominant birds in the Arctic, travel farther south in search of ...

A nonprofit science group has discovered a great deal about the species over the past decade, but the irruption shows that ...

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It’s 2 a.m. on Easter morning, and I’m awakened by "Hoo ho-hoo? Hoo hooo." The cadence is like, “Who’s awake? Me, too.” I open my window. The night is still. For certain, a great horned owl is calling ...

Who wants to see an owl? Who wants to hear an owl? Who wants to build homes owls? Who? Who? Who? If it's you, you, you, here ...

One dark December morning, as I headed out with my dog for some exercise, I met a young man carrying an aluminum ladder. Since it was nearly Christmas, I asked if he was decorating a random tree to ...

Near Hermiston, Oregon is a sprawling site that was once an active Army depot. Built in 1941, it eventually became known as the Umatilla Chemical Depot. Deadly agents like sarin gas were housed in ...

Owls are associated with intelligence, which isn’t surprising, because these birds have incredible smarts and even distinct personalities, as ecologist Carl Safina learned firsthand. After he and his ...

There are at least 250 species of owls in the world, but only a few are more commonly seen (and heard) in Northern California and across the United States. The most common owls you’ll encounter in ...