ARCATA, Calif. — The hooting had died down and the two bird lovers faced the immensity of the dark forest. Scanning his light among the redwoods, Danny Hofstadter listened. The distant ocean ...

Hofstadter has been carrying out the most expansive barred owl removal effort to date — a research project involving six hunters that has killed more than 1,000 owls in Northern California since ...

Barred owls began invading spotted owl territory in British Columbia in 1959, then expanded into Washington and Oregon around 1970, reaching California by the mid-1970s.

Barred owls began invading spotted owl territory in British Columbia in 1959, then expanded into Washington and Oregon around 1970, reaching California by the mid-1970s. The intrusion into Marin ...

In August, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized a plan that involves the mass killing of the barred owl, an invasive species that infringes on the habitat of the Northern spotted owl, which is ...

Frosty the barred owl died Sunday, months after her caregivers discovered a cancerous tumor on her lower mandible. She was close to 28 years old and the only barred owl in the aquarium.

There are over 250 owl species, and we’d like to introduce you to some of our favorites. The great gray owl shuns traditional hooting in favor of a low-pitched hooing. - Adobe Stock ...

Barred owls are more likely to be found around mixed forests, especially with lots of oaks. Going out on warm nights always seems to increase detections of these hooting owls.

If you live along the Texas coast and have a yard with trees, I can just about guarantee that a barred owl has at least passed through your yard, if not hung out for a while. At my house, I have a ...