Springfield resident Charley Burwick, and many fellow bird enthusiasts like him, are keeping their eyes peeled for one of the most striking of avian visitors to Missouri — Arctic snowy owls.

Snowy owls are making an “unusual winter appearance in Missouri,” wildlife officials say. Missouri Dept. of Conservation/Screengrab Snowy owls making an ...

A great horned owl and its chick are seen in a tree in this photo from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Noppadol Paothong “Watch your pets!” That was the message the city of ...

MISSOURI, USA — The nearly 400 species of birds that call Missouri home are declining at a rapid pace. Since 1970, North America has lost 2.9 billion birds, or 29% of the total population ...

Bird Appreciation Day is neither related to politics nor a past war; instead it puts a spotlight on Missouri's native birds. The bill was signed into law more than two decades ago in 2001 ...

The Audubon Climate Initiative lists 13 Missouri birds that are “highly vulnerable” to climate change, including the prairie warbler, whose range could shrink by 40% if the average temperature ...

Snowy owls are making an “unusual winter appearance in Missouri,” wildlife officials say. Missouri Dept. of Conservation/Screengrab Snowy owls making an ...

Snowy owls are making an “unusual winter appearance in Missouri,” wildlife officials say. Missouri Dept. of Conservation/Screengrab Snowy owls making an ...