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 ...

Harriers, a group of hawks found across multiple continents, have evolved owl-like hearing to locate prey hidden in tall grass. A new study reveals that these raptors possess enlarged ear openings ...

(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 ...

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 ...

An owl is in good spirits after a local wildlife ... of all the noise in the casino that was really bothering her. Their hearing is their first sense they utilize when hunting, so any noise ...