It’s difficult to ID Eastern and Western screech-owl species—location is your best bet. Hear their call and learn about their ...

Owls of the world come in all different sizes. The elf owl of the desert Southwest is so small it can fit into a teacup. The largest owl, the great gray, looms in the western forests including the ...

Though common and widespread, it is rarely seen. More often it is heard. I’m speaking of the Western Screech Owl, the Coachella Valley’s smallest owl. Standing only eight inches tall and weighing in ...

Exploring the desert at night ranks up there as one of my most favorite adventures. Recently, I was in the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona searching for the elusive western screech owl. After ...

Exploring the desert at night ranks up there as one of my most favorite adventures. Recently I was in the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona searching for the elusive western screech owl. After ...

DEAR JOAN: On Oct. 28, we discovered that a Western screech owl was visiting our backyard. I’ve heard them once or twice in the forest, but never seen one. Since then, we’ve seen this small owl — ...

There’s a bird box located along the Missouri River that Beth Hill always looks at when she passes. Usually, she sees a small, dark hole that serves as the entrance to the man-made nest, but there was ...

There are at least 250 species of owls in the world, but only a few are more commonly seen (and heard) in Northern California and across the United States. The most common owls you’ll encounter in ...

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