The Almanack shares a compilation of its five best owl feature stories over the years, pulled from the archives.

Owl Species Three screech-owls are found in North America: eastern, western and whiskered. But about 22 screech-owl species ...

A barred owl has 9,600 feathers. Barn owls have the best hearing of any animal. There are 250 documented owl species in the world, 19 in North America and eight in Northern Virginia. These are some of ...

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. They seize suburbs.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is preparing to kill nearly half a million barred owls throughout Washington, Oregon and ...

VALPARAISO –Red-tailed hawks and turkey vultures are often seen soaring high above Indiana cornfields and woodlands. But one bird of prey is fairly common, yet few are lucky enough to spot it. A ...