Local birders very occasionally blunder upon the winter roost of a group of long-eared owls. These are often in dense conifer trees or, occasionally, in dense orchards. Overall, though, this owl is ...

Owls are more often heard than seen. In New York, there are eight species of these interesting raptors, with the majority most active at night. Some live here year-round, some are migratory. They ...

Are you a night owl? About every night, I wake up, do a little reading or writing and go back to sleep. One of my friends, also a night owl, walks his dog about 10 p.m. He sees and hears great horned ...

In the pitch-black night, the sounds of spring peepers filling the air, headlamps twinkle in the distance as Chris Neri and Nova Mackentley stroll through a half-mile loop of woods at the Whitefish ...

On nearly silent wings, owls easily fly at night whether it be in the open or through deep woods. They are seldom active during the day. Their exceptionally large eyes which face forward allow them to ...

If you have day-hiked in the Smokies, you have undoubtedly been monitored, unawares, from a tree cavity. The unseen watcher? A winged super-predator resting with one eye open, waiting for dusk or ...

Over the past 20 years I have seen less than a dozen long-eared owls in Western New York and until this year all were winter visitors. Thus it came as a pleasant surprise when in April one was ...

In the pitch-black night, the sounds of spring peepers filling the air, headlamps twinkle in the distance as Chris Neri and Nova Mackentley stroll through a half-mile loop of woods at the Whitefish ...

Don’t let owls’ cute faces fool you—they’re deadly predators. This duality is part of what makes them so mysterious to humans. And their contradictions don’t end there: Their hoots are among the most ...