The Berkshire Bird Observatory (BBO) brings groups of visitors into the woods to witness the secretive northern saw-whet owls that the organization captures in large ‘mist nets’ set up at Jug End ...

Scientists have tagged birds for more than 100 years. That preservation program might be defunded. Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript ...

The Something Wild team donned headlamps recently and trekked into the dark night of the Forest Society’s Black Mountain Forest in Sutton. Grace McCulloch of NH Audubon and Dave Anderson of the Forest ...

I told myself that I wouldn’t mention the ongoing drought conditions in this week’s column. But it’s hard not to when outside conditions advertise the dryness everywhere you look. And here in the ...

Owl Research Institute intern Zach Burke counts the feathers on a northern saw-whet owl's wing to determine an approximate age range during a banding survey at Flathead Lake Biological Station on ...

EGREMONT — “Awws” filled the quiet woods as Ben Nickley lifted a northern saw-whet owl from a cloth bag, giving 15 spectators a look at the mysterious, tiny bird under the lantern light. “She's so ...

Owl Research Institute field technician and head bander Lauren Tate works to band a saw-whet owl at Flathead Lake Biological Station Tuesday, Oct. 15. (Avery Howe/Bigfork Eagle) A Saw-whet owl gets ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A snowy owl at the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre in Coaldale, Alta. The wildlife rehabilitation centre treats and releases a ...

While Michigan snowbirds head south for beach vacations, Arctic snowbirds head to Michigan for food. This winter snowy owls made an “early push” south after their supply of lemmings ran low in the ...