When we do our routine activities at night we sometimes meet the wild creatures of the dark hours. Most are mammals. Few of them are birds, but owls are the exception. Six species occur regularly in ...

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 ...

Dawn Cook's tree-canopied backyard in North Richland Hills is home to two screech owls she named Hazel and Henry. "Hazel, what are you doing mama," Cook said looking up at an owl box perched high in ...

Eastern Screech Owls come in two phases: gray and red. Each has highly patterned feathers which give them fantastic camouflage. Last Sunday was the Chautauqua county Christmas Bird Count. At 8 in the ...

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 ...

It’s now 2026, and the New Year arrived cold and windy. No doubt the cold and icy patches will be around for a long time. It was really cold last Sunday, when the annual Bethlehem/Easton Christmas ...

The eastern screech-owl is a hole-nester that requires pre-existing holes of an adequate size. It cannot live where trees do not have a sufficient diameter to provide such holes. As the climate warms, ...

Humans aren’t the only ones with romance on their minds in February. This is the month when many species of owls, including the eastern screech owl, embark on their pair-bonding and courtship rituals.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We have a new favorite animal. His name is Bobo and he’s beyond cute. The screech owl was recently rescued from a cut tree by The ...

Massachusetts is home to the winner of the 2023 Super Bowl — sorry, the 2023 Superb Owl competition. Clint Screechwood, a one-eyed screech owl from Springfield’s Forest Park Zoo, was just crowned “the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Don't blink or you'll miss this rare glimpse at the amazing wildlife in Louisville. A small group of neighbors gathered to watch as a rehabilitated screech owl was returned to the ...

It’s no secret that owls are a hot topic in the bird world. These birds of prey are fascinating, unique and rarely seen due to their nocturnal tendencies. Owls aren’t clamoring for a spot at feeders ...