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 ...

Q:My son and I are fascinated by owls and would really like to see more of them. What owls might we see in the metro area and where should we look for them? A: Two things clue us in that an owl is in ...

On your mark, get set, glow! Screech’s Night Owl 5K and 1-mile fun walk, an evening glow run/walk in support of Harford Community College student athletes, will take place on Friday at 7 p.m. All ages ...

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 ...

Q: I would really like to see a screech owl, but I never have. What’s the best way to locate one of these owls? A: These small owls are described as “common” but are notoriously challenging to spot ...

Video by @cincinnatizooSassafras the Eastern screech owl somehow looking the most ridiculous and most cute simultaneously ...

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 ...

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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- This morning, I was on the hunt to find this pint-sized screech owl, which sleeps during the day in a hallowed tree, peeking only his ears and eyes out as he rests. At night, he ...

DALLAS — You could say a North Texas bird rescue group gave a hoot when they recently rescued a screech owl that’d gotten stuck in a basketball post. A homeowner called Blackland Prairie Raptor Center ...

We were sitting outside on a cool fall evening enjoying the beautiful night sky when we heard a series of short, whistled notes that accelerated at the end. Looking at a nearby juniper, we spied a ...