My interest in snowy owls was piqued back in 2013, when I became acquainted with a raptor bander who was helping the state ...

The small 8-inch owls produce tremulous trills that can sound chilling in the darkness, as heard during the recent ...

Blizzard and Storm are the two snowy owl residents located at the Ross Park Zoo’s aviary with other birds of prey.

Even when the winter countryside is green, local birdwatchers report that it can get snowy along Lake Ontario. Nearly every ...

Irruptions happen when young snowy owls, pushed out by older, dominant birds in the Arctic, travel farther south in search of space during their first winter. These movements are closely linked to ...

The snowy owls of the Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary had flown the coop. At least, that’s what I heard. My son and I decided to see for ourselves. I’d been making plans since I first heard the Arctic ...

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The enchanting snowy owl has returned—don’t miss your chance to see one. There’s nothing quite like gazing into the deep yellow eyes of a silent snowy owl. Just ask Elliot Nelson, an avid birder and ...

His job renting kayaks to paddlers on the Chicago River got Cass Cwik into birdwatching. He’d see great blue, green and black-crowned night herons, cormorants and “a lot of interesting birds you don’t ...

GREENFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — A Greenfield man known for turning snow into large, colorful works of art has completed his first sculpture of the season, and this time, it’s a giant owl. Snow artist Rick ...

PARADISE, MI – A snowy owl was recently sighted as it sheltered from the wind in driftwood on a Lake Superior beach. It was among at least three of the majestic white birds that were spotted this ...

Over the weekend, hundreds of curious Chicagoans ventured to Lake Michigan beachfronts to witness a birding marvel: the early arrival of snowy owls. Two snowy owls have been spotted at Montrose Point ...