The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ results from 2025 moonlit surveys of owls and nightjars show that some of the populations are declining.

Selection Sunday has finally arrived, and with it the 2026 NCAA men's basketball tournament field has been set.

Among the lot have been eagles, owls and hawks, including a young, red-shouldered hawk Ellettsville resident Mick Harman rescued in January. Nicholson named the hawk, gave him Gatorade through a ...

Long ago, I decided to take my niece and nephew to the movies as a treat and one I quickly regretted as my niece complained constantly that her brother was staring at her and I should make him stop.

Perched on a quiet ridge an hour northeast of Knoxville, the steady gaze of a great horned owl greets visitors to the Owl Ridge Raptor Center. It’s not a zoo, nor a pet sanctuary. It’s a hospital, a ...

Spring is on its way in the Northwoods but baby season for the animals is already here. “Baby season has already kind of started in the Northwoods, which is really surprising for a lot of people,” ...

Skywatch Bird Rescue, based in Castle Hayne, took in a fledgling Great Horned Owl and a newborn Great Horned Owl within the ...

As Wichita Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Holly Mulcahy and composer Daniel Perttu began to collaborate on a violin ...

My brother Dave is a belted kingfisher (shared quirky fashion sense); his twin, Mike, is a Townsend’s solitaire (complicated ...

The International Festival of Owls is being held March 6-8 in Houston, Minn. Given that our great state is home to a dozen owl species, it’s fitting that such a festival exists in the state.

The arrival of March brings early signs of spring, indicated by changes in bird behavior. Birds such as Horned Larks, Cardinals, and House Finches begin singing and pairing off for nesting season.

One last species to keep an ear out for (more so than an eye) is the red-shouldered hawk. A common sight in both suburban and ...