In your backyard or at a campsite, you may hear some interesting coos and even screeches in the night. With their beautiful arrangements of feathers, silent flight, 270-degree swiveling necks and big ...

Matt Wetrich sounds like he's in love — with snowy owls. "Those big yellow eyes, when they turn to look at you, it's like two golden laser beams going right through your soul," he said. The Arctic ...

Twenty Iowans silently stood on a snowy, wooded ridge, their faces tilted to a bright moon. A racket soon commenced — throaty coos, whistles and hoots — coming from two women. "If you think we are ...

Barn owls are on the comeback trail in Iowa - to the point they might come off the state's endangered species list. The owls have been on the endangered list since 1977. But for the fourth consecutive ...

Barn owls are an endangered species in the state of Iowa, mainly because of habitat loss, Anna Buckardt, avian ecologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said. In an effort to boost ...

BRITT - A few of the West Hancock elementary school students jumped as a screech sound was made on a machine held by Jason Lackore during a talk on owls. "It sounded like someone was getting murdered, ...

Barn owls are an endangered species in the state of Iowa, mainly because of habitat loss, Anna Buckardt, avian ecologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said. In an effort to boost ...