Imagine being outside 24 hours a day, in January, in Minnesota. Imagine being an accomplished hunter, capable of caching extra food to get you through hard times. Then imagine having no source of ...

The sounds are comparable to the sound a saw ... and cackles. Similar to the great horned owl, barred owls also clack and snap when they’re unhappy. Adults and young birds will snap their ...

The great horned owl is the most common owl of the Americas, easily recognizable because of the feather tufts on its head. These “plumicorns” resemble horns or, to some, catlike ears.

At this time of year, I get a lot of emails and texts from people reporting they are hearing an owl hooting outside their windows at night. While many enjoy the sound, others complain they ...

The sounds may be a territorial call ... of their species by their unique voices. “Each individual great horned owl has a ...