Owls, well adapted to hearing the exact location of prey, have something in common with an unrelated group of raptors—harriers. A new study led by Canadian and Australian researchers has found ...

The barn owl is a nocturnal species of owl that is widely found throughout the world. Barn owls, also known as common barn owls, are one of the most widespread species of owl. You can find these ...

(Learn more about the owl’s super-hearing.) This exceptional hearing is how great gray owls, which have the biggest facial discs of any owl, can detect prey even under 18 inches of snow.

The winter is the best time to spot Michigan owls through bare trees and over snow-covered fields. You’ll hear them hoot and holler at dusk and dawn. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is ...

Owls are masters of stealth. While hunting at night, their superior hearing and nocturnal vision allow them to locate faraway prey and their near-silent flight lets them sneak up on their dinner ...

There are some checks on barred owls’ westward expansion. One night, wandering through Beacon Hill Park, not far from my house in downtown Victoria, I hear a check—two of them. I’ve been ...