Searching for a needle in a haystack may seem futile enough to be thoroughly frustrating, but it’s actually good training when searching for northern pygmy-owls. The pygmy-owls constitute a genus of ...

For years we have been driving from Gardiner to Cooke City, Montana, through Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley, during the winter months. We love to look at the bison, elk and pronghorn and we usually can ...

The SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center rescued and is rehabilitating a tiny Northern Pygmy-Owl.The small owl was found on Aug. 18, in the Carmel Highlands. According to the ...

Feb. 9—I've been searching for a northern pygmy-owl for the past few winters now, and honestly, I was starting to lose hope. Permanent residents here in this corner of Northwest Montana, they move to ...

SHADY COVE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- On Thursday, Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife responded to a report of an injured owl near a residence in Shady Cove. The reported “baby” owl turned out to be a ...

Recently, I was out phishing for Hermit Thrushes. Unfortunately, they weren’t singing. They have one of the most beautiful songs of any bird I know. This song has been called “hauntingly flute-like” ...

After a federal judge upheld removal of the pygmy owl from the endangered species list, environmentalists are now asking the U.S. government to classify the bird as endangered in both Arizona and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When confronted with predators, songbirds have more than just their ...

Fleeing isn’t the only way by which songbirds can protect themselves against predators. Many songbird species are known to engage in mobbing, where they gather aggressively around a bird of prey, ...

MONTEREY — A northern pygmy owl that is believed to have hit a window and was unable to fly because of an injured wing is on the road to recovery at SPCA Monterey County. Sona Dennis walked outside ...

My first northern pygmy-owl sighting, on the border of a wooded property near Columbia Falls on Saturday, Jan. 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) I’ve been searching for a northern pygmy-owl for the ...