A flock of owls has been seen around the High Desert this summer, from cooling down in residents' kiddie pools to seeking refuge in the shade of Pinon Hills backyards. Owls are typically nocturnal ...

Great Horned Owls and a Barn Owl have been sighted across the High Desert this summer. Some owls have been seen during the day seeking water and shade due to the heat. One pair of owls has been ...

PHOENIX — Two new barn owls at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum are ready to make their public debut but still need to be named. The museum has decided to hold a contest to name the brother and sister ...

Flying slowly and silently through the night sky, barn owls are majestic nocturnal hunters that successfully prey on rodents scurrying along the ground below. Scientists have long puzzled over a ...

PHOENIX (AP) - Environmental groups say a tiny desert owl that makes its nest inside cavities of Arizona's saguaro cactus has a new chance for federal protection. The Tucson-based Center for ...

When Apple Valley Animal Shelter staff rescued a tiny owl that had flown into the window of a local business, they thought they were dealing with a creature common to the Mojave Desert. In a July 19 ...

Exposure to sulfur-rich volcanic soil may increase production of pheomelanin, a pigment that gives a reddish tint to the feathers of barn owls living on remote volcanic islands Barn owls (Tyto alba) ...

Pelvic morphology was examined to distinguish sexes of three prey species eaten by great horned owls, and age classes of one of these species. Comparisons of sex ratios in prey populations with ...

PHOENIX (AP) — Environmental groups say a tiny desert owl that makes its nest inside cavities of Arizona’s saguaro cactus has a new chance for federal protection. The Tucson-based Center for ...