A group of wide-eyed burrowing owls is capturing hearts in Southwest Florida after they were spotted perched peacefully in a ...

By Amy McDermott for the National Academy of Sciences. Broadcast version by Suzanne Potter for California News Service ...

“The first time we spotted the owl was not in Lago ... “Lago also has holes where the drainage pipes are and owls will roost in those. Then, it’ll go out and hunt the prairie and the ...

the owl was seen flying across Manhattan, and it became clear he was successfully hunting prey – mainly rats – within Central Park. He really did take in the city, and was spotted perched atop ...

U.S. Forest Service layoffs have upended surveys for spotted owls in Southern and Northern California, threatening data collection for the declining birds. March 4, 2025 Under the proposed meaning ...

and are now encroaching on the last western old-growth forests where threatened spotted owls roost. The hope is that by killing thousands of the encroachers, wildlife biologists can stabilize spotted ...

A northern spotted owl photographed in 1995 sitting on a branch in Point Reyes, Calif. An academic partner on a U.S. Forest Service-led monitoring program for the endangered species said a federal ...

Federal job cuts have upended spotted owl surveys in Northern and Southern California. It’s unclear whether wildfire mitigation strategies such as forest thinning can happen if the surveys are ...

A burrowing owl chick learns to fly ... the relocated birds should have fled or taken roost, and below ground, the owlets were getting ready to fledge. Wrieden spotted something in the distance ...

Some of the owls were spotted as far south as Florida ... even though owls are used to encounters with people. Snowies prefer to roost and rest during the day, making them more visible, she ...

SPOTTED WITH THE HELP OF OUR GUIDE ... SO THIS IS AN AVERAGE WINTER FOR SNOWY OWLS. THE OWLS ROOST ALONG THE DUXBURY BEACH RESERVATION. YOU NEED A PERMIT TO DRIVE DOWN THE BUMPY DIRT ROAD ...

Although these species can be spotted every winter ... Although they prefer the ground, these overwintering owls often roost in trees by day especially when the landscape is covered by heavy ...