Last week, I talked about the birds that nest in early spring. I talked about the screech owls and bluebirds that start searching for nesting sites in March. Many take to nesting cavities in trees.

which includes scops and screech owls. However, in 2003, the union, citing differences in morphology and vocal patterns, reversed itself, placing the owl in its own genus, Gymnoglaux, and ...

Discover the amazing types of owls in North America. The western screech-owl sports a gray look, but some birds are more brown. Essentially identical to the eastern’s gray morph, though westerns ...

The nest is cleaned during incubation and brooding of young chicks, at least by screech owls and saw-whets (no data for boreals).Chicks stay in the nest for four or five weeks and are tended by ...

The large northwest subspecies max­welliae is the palest and most faintly marked. The western screech owl’s bill is blackish or dark gray at the base, but gray-plumaged individuals are ...

Q: I would really like to see a screech owl, but I never have. What’s the best way to locate one of these owls? A: These small owls are described as “common” but are notoriously challenging ...

Noah's Ark Zoo Farm in Clevedon welcomed its first ever Asian short-clawed otter this week, named Lloyd Animals have taken centre stage in Somerset this week after two owls returned to their ...