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

I’ve never seen a screech owl before, but for sure have I heard them. Despite the name, screech owls do not actually “screech. Even when attacked, they are more likely to make a sharp, clacking noise ...

The eastern screech-owl is a hole-nester that requires pre-existing holes of an adequate size. It cannot live where trees do not have a sufficient diameter to provide such holes. As the climate warms, ...

On the chilly morning of Dec. 5, Alex Patton headed into a coffee shop in Utica. On his way out, he glanced across the nearby stream and noticed the bird in the accompanying photo. Sharp-eyed Patton ...

Eastern screech owls are famous for searching for a comfortable spot in mid-winter and choosing a chimney for its safety from winter storms. You often hear the muffled scratching as he works his way ...

In an old abandoned house we hear spooky, eerie, ghostlike wailing - haunting voices that move through walls and suddenly emerge from a different room. But wait! Halloween has come and gone, or are ...

There are a few more Eastern screech owls flying around the woods near Traverse City. Earlier this month, volunteers from North Sky Raptor Sanctuary released nine baby screech owls that had been in ...

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 ...

Is there a Screech-Owl in your neighborhood? Generally, we have Eastern Screech-Owls, but have reports of Western Screech-Owls in Western Montana. Eastern Screech-Owls are small, from 6 to 10 inches ...

One evening I headed out to the backyard to bring in the birdfeeders because if I leave them out, they get rained on by the Mother Nature or ransacked by raccoons. This evening, however, I spotted an ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A baby screech owl had to be rescued after it left its home before it was ready. On Tuesday, a Cheektowaga resident was having work done on their house, when one of the workers ...