SACRAMENTO — It's one of the smallest owl species in the world, but the loss of the California burrowing owl would be felt throughout our entire ecosystem and the California Department of Fish ...

In the Inland Northwest, tiny owls with large, cartoonish yellow eyes manage to be everywhere and nowhere. Weighing little more than a robin, the northern saw-whet owl is a year-round resident of ...

The owl peered out and did a quick check of lighting ... Over a period of several days, she lays between one and five small round eggs. She might leave the nest to fly around a little at dusk ...

While the designation offers some small protections and requires the owl be considered in environmental reviews, an Endangered Species Act designation takes things much further, generally ...

To my surprise, the eyes staring back at me belonged to a tiny owl. I stood for a few minutes, in complete awe of this striking wildlife encounter right downtown. It seems just the two of us ...

In eastern wooded suburbs, this small, owl is often the most common avian ... Ear tufts are prominent if raised; when flattened the bird has a round-headed look. Facial disk is prominently rimmed ...

rescued the tiny owl chick when it was just a few hours old. She was the youngest and smallest owlet volunteers had ever cared for. But they worked round the clock to hand-rear Ollie ...

“I’d never seen an owl that small or that up-close ... are known to eat mice and voles and may stay in an area year-round if there is enough food. They are also known to sometimes fly ...

To my surprise, the eyes staring back at me belonged to a tiny owl. I stood for a few minutes, in complete awe of this striking wildlife encounter right downtown. It seems just the two of us noticed ...