It's been cold and snowy in Ohio lately, but has it been cold enough for a bird more commonly found in the arctic to be seen? Apparently so, since a snowy owl—a rare visitor to the Buckeye State—has ...

Lots of interesting and little-known creatures emerge under cover of darkness. Some of them are human, but most are not. Perhaps foremost in piquing human interest about animals that ply their trade ...

In the bird world, owls rank high among our imperfectly understood avifauna. Most species are strictly nocturnal, and they are adept in the art of camouflage. Sometimes one lucks into a roosting owl, ...

If you spot an owl anywhere in Ohio this winter, a researcher at Ohio Dominican University wants to know.Dr. Blake Mathys is searching for and documenting owls across Ohio as part of the Central Ohio ...

After over a decade of planning, the William J. Robertson Nature Preserve in Rittman opened the last weekend in October, with the Ohio Division of Wildlife's Jamey Emmert leading an owl program to get ...

Great horned owls are the first bird species in Ohio to begin nesting, often laying eggs by late January. Great horned owls are more commonly heard than seen, with their call being a series of deep ...

An injured owl that was rescued by an Ohio wildlife officer has been released back into the wild.The owl was rescued in May when a concerned citizen saw the injured owl in their backyard and contacted ...