Sharp-eyed Patton had spotted a basking eastern screech owl at the entrance to its roost hole 30 feet up in a giant sycamore. I found myself in the area on Dec. 22 and stopped by on a sunny but ...

The western screech owl’s bill is blackish or dark gray at the base, but gray-plumaged individuals are otherwise nearly identical in appearance and habits to the Eastern gray morph birds.

My favorite bird of the day, however, was one that I’m sure I’ve walked by dozens of times without noticing: the Eastern Screech Owl. Eastern Screech Owls are relatively common, but highly elusive.

A homeowner called Blackland Prairie Raptor Center, a bird rehabilitation center based in Allen, after hearing an eastern screech owl that appeared distressed and finding it stuck in a basketball ...

An Elkins resident believed the persistent noise coming from his chimney was the sound of a squirrel, but upon investigation, it was discovered to be a trapped owl. Back in November, a resident on ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Through joint efforts, an owl in distress was able to receive care in Lynchburg last week. According ...

Upon talking to the Back Road rescuers, Santiago explained that the bird was an adult male Eastern screech owl, and although he seemed tame, he was not. He seemed docile because he likely had a ...

Central Texas photographer Dwayne Mann has been capturing on his blog the sights and sounds of eastern screech-owls living in his backyard, where they nest in Mann’s owl-friendly “treehouse.” ...

On the chilly morning of Dec. 5, Alex Patton headed into a coffee shop in Utica. On his way out, he glanced across the nearby stream and noticed the bird in the accompanying photo. Sharp-eyed ...

A homeowner called Blackland Prairie Raptor Center, a bird rehabilitation center based in Allen, after hearing an eastern screech owl that appeared distressed and finding it stuck in a basketball ...