Prior to the 1970s, the boreal owl was known to breed from Alaska east across all of Canada, but not south of central British Columbia. Researchers then documented it in high elevation spruce and ...

A boreal owl peers out from a nest box north of the University of Alaska Fairbanks in March 2024. (Photo by Kristen Rozell) During studies in the early 2000s, biologist Jack Whitman found that ...

She mentioned that Boreal Owl ears are particularly asymmetrical. In the Raptor Center lobby is a display of owl skulls, and drawers holding raptor wings, feathers, and feet.

A rare, little feathered visitor appeared unexpectedly in Baxter Tuesday morning. This is only the fourth boreal owl recorded in 80 years in Crow Wing County, according to the Minnesota ...

My end-of-day corgi walk now puts my mind into a 47-year-old boreal owl groove. I encountered my first boreal owl in 1975 when I didn’t know enough about owls to be sure I was identifying it ...

Boreal owl ears are asymmetrical. One ear opens high on the side of the skull and the ear opening on the other side opens much lower. This helps them gauge both height and distance to prey.

LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) --It's not every day you spot a rare owl in northern Michigan, but for one 17-year-old bird watcher, it was his lucky day.Bird enthusiasts wait their whole lives ...

All owls can be a challenge to find with the exception of the great horned owl, which commonly lives among humans and has a familiar call. One of the most difficult owls to find is the boreal owl ...

“The boreal owl literally came from out of the woods and perched right in front of us with the sun on him. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” she said. Danger lurks.

Scientists at the Natural Resources Research Institute (NRRI) University of Minnesota-Duluth are wrapping up two studies of hard-to-find animals in Minnesota -- the Canada lynx and the boreal owl.

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This is only the fourth boreal owl recorded in 80 years in Crow Wing County, according to the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch. By Steve Kohls.