The cute endearing barn owl orphans that wildlife rehabilitator Pearl Beamer cared for and released in Pungo recently have one not so endearing quality. They are noisy little rascals and they made ...

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 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 ...

When most birds take flight, their wingbeats cause a ruckus; this is typically a repetitive ‘swooshing’ noise generated by the rushing air that gets pushed by the gliding animal’s wings. Barn owls, on ...

Scientists are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to count barn owl chicks by the sound of their calls to avoid disturbing their nests. PhD student Kavisha Jayathunge, at Bournemouth ...

The way barn owl brains use sound to locate prey may be a template for electronic directional navigation devices, according to engineers who are recreating owl brain circuitry in electronics. The way ...

Hoosier, a barn owl with a gorgeous, snowy heart-shaped face, also is a puppy at heart. On a frigid late winter morning at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, the 15-year-old owl has checked off a couple of ...