“They go pretty far south in small numbers,” she says ... Melissa Boyle Acuti describes the northern saw-whet owl, the smallest owl species found in Maryland and one of the smallest ...

Despite their small size, the northern saw-whet owl is ... they are predated more frequently than other owl species. Seeing ...

like most owl species, it likely feeds on small mammals, other birds, frogs, and insects. The bare-legged owl became the Cuban screech owl in 1998, when the American Ornithologists’ Union ...

They’re as fierce as they are small: These 2.5-ounce raptors prey on birds twice their size and feed lizards to their chicks. Sadly they’re no match for urban development gobbling up their unique ...

In eastern wooded suburbs, this small, owl is often the most common avian ... The eastern was formerly classified with the western as a single species; range separation is not yet fully known.

They’re as fierce as they are small: These 2.5-ounce raptors prey on birds twice their size and feed lizards to their chicks. Sadly they’re no match for urban development gobbling up their unique ...

The spotted owl has been categorized as threatened under the Endangered Species Act since the 1990s, due in large part to the encroachment of barred owls on their habitat. Now, ecologists are ...

You’ll hear them hoot and holler at dusk and dawn. Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is home to six species of owls, for at least part of the year. The national Lakeshore encourages winter ...