Lexie Echols received an urgent call from her sister-in-law in late May. Driving through green pastures southeast of Corvallis, something had caught her attention. A barn owl was trapped on a barbed ...

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 ...

A family of barn owls has taken up residence on a water tower in Manhattan's Upper West Side, marking a historic first for the borough. Residents were initially startled by the screeching sounds that ...

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

I really shouldn’t say “our” barn owls. They belong to no one. But it’s hard not to feel some pride for the new residents of the owl box we hung expectantly on a jacaranda tree five long years ago. We ...

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 ...

Look whooo’s gone missing again! A popular barn owl with a history of wanderlust has once again gone AWOL from a Long Island Nature Center. Nebula, a 6-year-old captive-bred European barn owl, somehow ...