Barn owls, in particular, are on another level. Known for their pale heart-shaped face and shrill calls, these fascinating ...

It’s difficult to ID Eastern and Western screech-owl species—location is your best bet. Hear their call and learn about their ...

In flight a barn owl is silent, the look pale and their blunt head, short tail, and broad and round-tipped wings are visible. Their wingbeats are jerky and stiff. The glide and hover — their legs ...

If you've never heard a barn owl screech, you may not realize just how loud they can be. In a room full of volunteers and conservation officials, the fledglings inside a Bois D'Arc Conservation Area ...

There are 140 species of owls worldwide in the owl family called Strigidae, 18 of which reside in North America, including barred, long-eared, short-eared, great horned, screech, saw whet and snowy — ...

An eastern Screech Owl emerges to a perch to await final nightfall to begin its hunting (Getty Images) This owl is one of the most common owl species that inhabits Virginia. The Eastern Screech Owl is ...

Between being primarily nocturnal and very well camouflaged, owls are not often seen. Reliable estimates of populations of most species don’t exist. For some of the especially secretive species, their ...

Sure owls are intriguing, what with their big eyes and their nighttime habits. But did you know scientists and engineers are tapping into the owl’s unique ability to fly silently in an effort to ...