If you’ve ever seen a big, ghostly bird swoop through the beam of headlights, you probably glimpsed an American barn owl. They often patrol roadsides as well as towns, cities and wild lands for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This little screech owl was living in a tree between the road and sidewalk in an upstate New York village. It seemed to be right ...

New York’s newest celebrity resident is a real hoot. An American Barn Owl has been spotted living in the big city — and he’s making sure all of Manhattan knows he’s here. The critter — with a ...

According to one expert, this is the first documented instance of barn owls nesting in Manhattan in modern history.

One of the most elusive and mysterious owls of Ohio is the barn owl (Tyto alba). This very large predator, measuring 16 inches long with a wingspan of 3 ½ feet, has a heart-shaped face, large dark ...

Nocturnal animals use a variety of senses as they hunt at night. For many, hearing has become the dominant sense. In the case of barn owls, their hearing has been enhanced thanks to the asymmetrical ...

Manhattan's Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a ...