Three screech-owls are found in North America: eastern, western and whiskered. But about 22 screech-owl species are found in the world, all in the Americas. Estimated breeding populations of ...

Unlike the large, familiar great-horned owl, the western screech owl is small and not often seen. Where the great-horned stands about 20 inches tall and weighs as much as a bottle of wine, the screech ...

Pygmy owls are an adorably small bird species that make their home in Europe. Their habitat spans as far north as Norway and east into China. But the tiny bird of prey now has a new home base: the Val ...

Five baby western screech owls are being cared for at the SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center after they were orphaned in Prunedale recently. According to SPCA Monterey ...