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.

A surefire and highly optimistic harbinger of spring is the great horned owl. The massive owl is the first Ohio bird species to commence nesting, sometimes laying eggs by late January. Incubating ...

PITTSBURGH — A young great horned owl was rescued after falling 100 feet from her family’s nest on Panther Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh. The Tamarack Wildlife Center in Crawford County said the ...