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 ...

A baby great horned owl who fell out of his nest in a wind storm earlier this month in Licking County is back in a natural habitat after a short stay at the Ohio Bird Sanctuary's hospital.