It’s hard to believe that the barn owl (Tyto alba), the most widely distributed owl over our entire globe, is struggling here in Pennsylvania and in many other states. In fact, in 2020 only 45 known ...

The Friends of Beltzville State Park are hoping to lure some special visitors to the area — and they’d like to see them stay for a while. The group recently built and placed a barn owl nesting box in ...

Regular bird boxes don't work in winter because most bird nesting boxes are designed for spring and summer breeding rather than winter survival. During colder months, birds must cope with low ...

Marion Clément with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies holds a Northern Saw-whet owl. The organization recently launched the Urban Owl Nest Box program to encourage Front Range residents to install boxes ...

Several of Ohio's eight owl species, including the threatened barn owl, benefit from nesting boxes. Winter is the best time to install an owl box as owls are seeking roosting sites and nest earlier ...

Three or four times a year, Chris Anderson takes off on a multi-day road trip around the Western United States. He drives from sunup to sundown to scour farms, vineyards, and forests for the tiny, ...

Marion Clément with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies holds a Northern Saw-whet owl. The organization is launching the Urban Owl Nest Box program to encourage Front Range residents to install boxes for ...

Rodent pests have always been a problem in Sonoma County. If you spend time on Nextdoor, you’ll notice a steady stream of people seeking recommendations for rodent control companies. And who in the ...

Imagine stepping out on a starlit night only to be startled by the screeching of a ghost gliding by in the darkness. That ghost may be a barn owl! With a distinctive heart-shaped face and hauntingly ...

Menlo School senior Eliza Low with a barn owl nesting box she built. Courtesy Marianne Plunder. Local hikers in Portola Valley may have recently spotted wooden boxes nailed in the trees. These are ...

You too can have a resident barred owl. Several years ago a couple renting our “cabin in the woods” put up a barred owl nesting box. Apparently it was the right size and the right height and the right ...