CHAMPAIGN -- “Birds of omen, dark and foul,” wrote Sir Walter Scott about owls, once considered harbingers of doom, death, and destruction. In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches and an ...

Hoot, hoot, hoot. Those might be some of the sounds you’ll hear on an upcoming Owl Prowl on Long Island. The owl prowls are an opportunity to learn about the nighttime creatures that live among us on ...

According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, a male Mockingbird may learn up to 200 songs in its lifetime. Like the Nightingale, it is the lonely bachelor, the unmated male, who sings all night, often ...

"I know it sounds weird but screech owls do produce a whinny-like sound," Sandage said. "I have a screech owl living in my backyard and I hear a whinny every night. At first, it freaked me out and, ...

Q: I would really like to see a screech owl, but I never have. What’s the best way to locate one of these owls? A: These small owls are described as “common” but are notoriously challenging to spot ...

There are at least 250 species of owls in the world, but only a few are more commonly seen (and heard) in Northern California and across the United States. The most common owls you’ll encounter in ...

If you've never heard a barn owl screech, you may not realize just how loud they can be. In a room full of volunteers and conservation officials, the fledglings inside a Bois D'Arc Conservation Area ...

I heard a barred owl hooting one night in the woods that surround my house. A few nights later, I heard a great horned owl, with a different, descending pattern of hoots. What I heard was probably ...

I think naps are wasted on the young. Not that children don't need them — they definitely do — but with age, sleep becomes more precious. A good night's sleep, taken for granted when I was younger, is ...