“Instead of finding the parrot chicks, they found a weird bird with such ... They needed to catch an owl to confirm if it was indeed a new species, and they were planning to do so by playing ...

The MSU scientist published a book called “Bird Coloration” with fellow ornithologist Geoffrey Hill from Auburn University. Together they previously studied the phenomenon of yellow northern cardinals ...

It is the largest of the three spotted owl species and measures 18 to 19 inches in length with a 40-inch wingspan. Females are about 15 percent larger than males and weigh between one and two pounds.