Last month, I observed a bird on my property that had never been seen or heard there before. As I was getting ready for bed, I heard an owl calling from the forest in my yard. I hear owls ...

Learn what a barred owl looks like and what their call sounds like. Plus learn where you can spot these large owls in North America.

What the heck made that sound? Of all the bird sounds we hear in our region during winter, the call of the western screech owl may be the most bizarre. Despite the owl’s name, it doesn’t screech, nor ...

"When an owl kind of bounces its head in a circle, we think its disc-shaped face acts like a satellite dish and funnels the sound to ears," said Anna-Lisa Tucker, a naturalist at Rockwoods. Visitors ...