Several species of owls call the Cape home. They breed in winter and early spring. Adding an owl box to your yard could make ...

Surprisingly, winter is the best time to put up an owl nesting box. You could put one up anytime of the year, but owls look ...

But small and medium sized owls, such as the screech owl and the barn owl, are literally better fits for nesting boxes. Rhode Island even has a volunteer-run nesting box program for barn owls.

Boxes for Eastern screech owls need to be much smaller than the barred owl, for example. Perhaps unsurprisingly, where these boxes are placed — whether in the center of a wood lot or along the e ...

Contrary to common perception, these boxes aren't just meant for large swaths of forested land ... These owls have more streaks on their feathers and are more often found in wooded areas. The last is ...

Eastern screech owls are strictly nocturnal, which makes the sight of them during the day all that more special.

Boxes for Eastern screech owls need to be much smaller than the barred owl, for example. Perhaps unsurprisingly, where these boxes are placed — whether in the center of a wood lot or along the edge, ...

It was cold and windy the morning I wrote this column. Temperatures were forecast to stay in the 30s, down from 60s and rain the day before. But it is December when the weather goes back and forth ...

Last Sunday was the Chautauqua county Christmas Bird Count. At 8 in the morning, six of us gathered at Audubon to see what ...