However, when a male great horned owl hoots romantically to his mate, she replies with a higher pitched hoot, due to the ...

It’s difficult to ID Eastern and Western screech-owl species—location is your best bet. Hear their call and learn about their ...

This time of year I get a lot of emails and texts from people reporting they hear an owl hooting outside their windows at night. While many enjoy the sound, others complain they can’t sleep.

The great horned owl is the most common owl of the Americas, easily recognizable because of the feather tufts on its head. These “plumicorns” resemble horns or, to some, catlike ears.

The great horned owl (Bubo virginianus ... they are 2 feet tall and have a wingspan of nearly 4 feet. For all their size, great horned owls only weight between 2.5 and 3.5 pounds.