After three fruitless journeys into the darkness this past Monday night, Sonia Martinez and her daughter, Isabel, finally hit paydirt. There, in mist nets the Martinezes had helped install an hour ...

I was backpacking in the White Mountains last week when a small bird flew up from the trail in front of us. The bird flew a short distance ahead and perched on a low branch, staring back at us. We ...

Repeat alert: Last year, after reading about the tiny owl in the NYC Christmas tree, June wanted to know how to attract owls to her yard. It’s the perfect bird story for this time of year, so let’s ...

LEEDS – Pam Barker considers herself a kind of Guardian of the Owls. Macram owls, plush owls, owls on towels. Ceramic owls with wings thrust in flight. Wood owls mid-hoot. The birds fill her husband’s ...