It was well north of 3 a.m. when the soft hooting of a distant great horned owl pulled me from the gentle arms of Morpheus, that mythological god of sleep and dreams. In the heat and stillness of the ...

It’s 2 a.m. on Easter morning, and I’m awakened by "Hoo ho-hoo? Hoo hooo." The cadence is like, “Who’s awake? Me, too.” I open my window. The night is still. For certain, a great horned owl is calling ...

Hoot, hoot, hoot. Those might be some of the sounds you’ll hear on an upcoming Owl Prowl on Long Island. The owl prowls are an opportunity to learn about the nighttime creatures that live among us on ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Lincoln Park's a hoot for local bird watchers. Two great horned owls, known by some as the "rockstars of the neighborhood" are gaining attention from neighbors and local experts. While ...

The plight of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped New York’s Central Park Zoo last year, showed just how tough it is to survive in a world altered by humans. The gorgeous creature with a ...

None answered that night, but the seed was planted. For about $10 at a local hunting supplies shop, I bought a handheld call you blow into to simulate the vocalization of a barred owl. Hunters use the ...

I was driving to Laurens a few days ago. It was late in the afternoon and just getting dark. There were deer out feeding in the meadows, but suddenly a large bird flew down across the road right in ...

That bump in the night was not the intruder these Canadian homeowners thought, although it could be described as a menacing figure. In fact, it was an owl named Winky who ruffled some feathers, ...

Learn what a barred owl looks like and what their call sounds like. Plus learn where you can spot these large owls in North ...

ISLAND COUNTY, Wash. — The Island County Sheriff’s Office's (ICSO) cute ride-along passenger last week was quite the hoot. A northern saw-whet owl, affectionately named "Philbert," was discovered ...