Owls are more often heard than seen. In New York, there are eight species of these interesting raptors, with the majority most active at night. Some live here year-round, some are migratory. They ...

Great horned owls have always symbolized wisdom, knowledge, and the afterlife. In the wild, they are fierce predators and even fiercer protectors of their young, and this maternal owl in the below ...

A listener responded to our invitation to send recordings of backyard wildlife with audio of a spooky bird screech. An expert at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology helped solve the mystery. OK, that's not ...

Wise and wide-eyed may spring to mind when thinking of owls, but when it comes to hunting down their prey with lethal efficiency, silent is the most apt. Once in the air, the birds are able to swoop ...

[WATCH: In the video player above, get a rare look at Great Horned Owl nest.] (WJW) — What’s that sound? Wildlife experts in Ohio say an eerie hissing sound coming from the trees could be a young ...

And let's take a moment to listen to the sounds of your backyard, or one like yours. OK, that's not actually a bird whistling reveille. But when we invited people to send us sounds of nature, we heard ...