The birds that Levihn-Coon photographed were a mated pair near their nest, he said. One of the owls had a rare reddish-brown, ...

Zeus, a blind Western screech owl, was discovered injured and unable to fly in Central California. Diagnosed with capsular ...

Beyond the cavities, the thick shrubs and willow tangles along the riverbanks shelter small songbirds like the bright Yellow Warbler and secretive Common Yellowthroat. The quiet backwater channels and ...

A Leander Police probationary officer and his field training officer helped save the day over the weekend, when they rescued ...

If the Trump administration gets its way, we won’t have much hope of learning more. The White House’s 2026 budget would end ...

Pygmy owls are an adorably small bird species that make their home in Europe. Their habitat spans as far north as Norway and east into China. But the tiny bird of prey now has a new home base: the ...

The western screech owl, by comparison, can be seen more often in the western parts of the state, though they don’t cross the Continental Divide.

They are the boreal owl (Aegolius funereus) of North America and Eurasia, known as Tengmalm’s owl in Eurasia, and in North America the northern saw-whet owl (A. acadicus) and the western screech ...

One of its small relatives, the western screech owl, weighs more. If the two species were standing side by side, however, the burrowing owl would be a full inch taller.

Four owl species found in Butte County with varying habitat needs are good examples of how habitat influences owl distribution: Barn Owls, Great Horned Owls, Burrowing Owls, and Western Screech Owls.

Opinion Saving the spotted owl means making hard choices about the barred owl Aug. 28, 2024 at 3:26 pm ...