Owl Species Three screech-owls are found in North America: eastern, western and whiskered. But about 22 screech-owl species ...

A new study of nearly 800 barred owls on the West Coast shows the invasive predator feeds on 29 species given special ...

California wildlife policymakers have opted to protect the diminutive Western burrowing owl as they consider listing the rapidly declining species as endangered or threatened. The state Fish and Game ...

Whitefish Point Bird Observatory recently noted three of these Arctic visitors, hinting at a possible broad movement year.

A few snowy owls were documented in Wisconsin in early November, the first of the species to arrive in the state for the ...

John Shirey stood on the pier at Montrose Beach, bundled up in layers against the chilly wind blowing off Lake Michigan. Friday was his fourth day in a row keeping a sort of vigil. Two snowy owls had ...

To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost a ...

Non-native barred owls are believed to have been responsible for a 65% to 85% decline in spotted owl populations between 1995 and 2017.

It has been more than two years since the Fish and Wildlife Service proposed federal protections for the species.

The federal government proposed protecting California spotted owls in 2023, but missed a one-year deadline to finalize ...