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

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 ...

The rescued Eastern screech owl fledgling pictured here has a condition called anisocoria due to head trauma. CREDIT: New England Wildlife Center. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

The birds that Levihn-Coon photographed were a mated pair near their nest, he said. One of the owls had a rare reddish-brown, or rufous, coloration. Typically, Eastern Screech Owls in Central Texas ...

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 ...