One of the most elusive and mysterious owls of Ohio is the barn owl (Tyto alba). This very large predator, measuring 16 inches long with a wingspan of 3 ½ feet, has a heart-shaped face, large dark ...

Many of us here in Texas are familiar with the largest of the owls, the Great Horned Owl. Its “whoo-whoo-whoo” song resounds throughout our Texas evenings. Some of us have even observed one of the ...

NORWELL — The barred owl and the barn owl are two very different birds although they have similar sounding names. Barred owls are common in Massachusetts and barn owls are rare because it is too cold ...

Nesting sites are being identified as part of trying to reverse declining numbers. Barn owls are the low-cost, low-maintenance way for farmers to keep the rodent population down on their properties.

Flying slowly and silently through the night sky, barn owls are majestic nocturnal hunters that successfully prey on rodents scurrying along the ground below. Scientists have long puzzled over a ...