He’s only 40, but Richard Fritsky sounds like an old-timer when he recalls how barn owls used to flourish anywhere there was a farm or an open field. “Barn owl populations have lost a lot of their ...

One of the most elusive and mysterious owls of Ohio is the barn owl (Tyto alba). This very large predator, measuring 16 inches long with a wingspan of 3 ½ feet, has a heart-shaped face, large dark ...

If you've never heard a barn owl screech, you may not realize just how loud they can be. In a room full of volunteers and conservation officials, the fledglings inside a Bois D'Arc Conservation Area ...

The barn owl is known for its striking appearance: two almond-shaped black eyes with distinctive brown streaks in the inner corners are surrounded by a snowy white, heart-shaped face. The white ...

If you’ve ever seen a big, ghostly bird swoop through the beam of headlights, you probably glimpsed an American barn owl. They often patrol roadsides as well as towns, cities and wild lands for ...