Owls of the world come in all different sizes. The elf owl of the desert Southwest is so small it can fit into a teacup. The largest owl, the great gray, looms in the western forests including the ...

Of all the bird sounds we hear in our region during winter, the call of the western screech owl may be the most bizarre. Despite the owl’s name, it doesn’t screech, nor does it go hoo-hoo-hoo. Instead ...

During a recent stay in the mountains of Big Bend National Park, my wife, Kathy, and I drove to the historic desert oasis called Dugout Wells one evening. We needed to get there before nightfall to ...

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 ...

There are at least 250 species of owls in the world, but only a few are more commonly seen (and heard) in Northern California and across the United States. The most common owls you’ll encounter in ...

The western screech owl makes a call that doesn’t align with the bird’s name, sounding more like what local birder Nic Korte calls a “bouncing ball trill.” But while the little owl, which Korte says ...

Fourteen species of owls have been seen in Idaho and 13of them are documented breeders. These include the barn owl, flammulated owl, western screech-owl, great horned owl, snowy owl, northern hawk owl ...