Did you know that the Eastern Screech Owl is Travis Audubon’s bird of 2025? KXAN viewer Andrew Levihn-Coon recently sent ...

Owls are arguably one of the most distinctive group of birds, and today they can be found in many different ecosystems around ...

There are three owl species in Indiana that could use more nesting boxes: the barn owl, barred owl and Eastern screech owl. Here's what to do.

There are three types of owl species in Indiana in particular that benefit from nesting boxes, all of which are species that nest in cavities. First there is the barn owl, ...

To save one vulnerable owl species, the federal government has a contentious plan: killing hundreds of thousands of another owl species. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said its proposal ...

More than 30 years after it was listed under the Endangered Species Act, with much of its habitat protected, you might think the Northern spotted owl would be thriving. That has not been the case ...

Hofstadter has been carrying out the most expansive barred owl removal effort to date — a research project involving six hunters that has killed more than 1,000 owls in Northern California since ...

Burrowing owls are known to be the most diurnal of all owl species, remaining active during the daytime, according to Audubon California. "It often perches near its hole.

To save the spotted owl from possible extinction, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a plan to kill nearly 500,000 barred owls by deploying trained shooters into West Coast forests.

The burrowing owl stands just 7 to 10 inches high and is the only owl species to nest underground. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) By Lila Seidman. Staff Writer Follow. Oct. 14, 2024 3 AM PT .

Like all owls, the burrowing owl is a carnivorous predator that attacks any animal it can subdue. Though this may sound ominous, in practice it translates to a diet of mostly medium to large insects.

Northern spotted owls are federally protected as a threatened species. Federal officials determined in 2020 that their continued decline merited an upgrade to the more critical designation of ...