The western screech owl makes a call that doesn’t align with the bird’s name, sounding more like what local birder Nic Korte calls a “bouncing ball trill.” But while the little owl, which Korte says ...

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 ...

On the chilly morning of Dec. 5, Alex Patton headed into a coffee shop in Utica. On his way out, he glanced across the nearby stream and noticed the bird in the accompanying photo. Sharp-eyed Patton ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- This morning, I was on the hunt to find this pint-sized screech owl, which sleeps during the day in a hallowed tree, peeking only his ears and eyes out as he rests. At night, he ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A young screech owl is now on the mend while learning how to navigate being an owl, and the Leander community is ensuring his recovery. “Hootie Hoot” was found on a citizen’s front ...

The sound was unmistakable and led me outdoors to face the thick woods across the road. In the advancing twilight the sound pierced the darkness again, and then again. The ghostly mournful wail, best ...

Eastern screech owls are famous for searching for a comfortable spot in mid-winter and choosing a chimney for its safety from winter storms. You often hear the muffled scratching as he works his way ...

One evening I headed out to the backyard to bring in the birdfeeders because if I leave them out, they get rained on by the Mother Nature or ransacked by raccoons. This evening, however, I spotted an ...