Owls, like most creatures, “sometimes just hit the road and go,” said raptor expert Erik Stauber, a retired wildlife veterinary professor from Washington State University. So when he spotted an odd ...

Shaver’s Creek welcomed Pip, the first U.S.-bred Northern Hawk Owl for education. Pip’s arrival launches new programs and offers public meet-and-greet sessions. Pip offers rare research opportunity on ...

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A great horned owl and a juvenile hawk were both rescued by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) in Colorado Springs on Wednesday morning, July 17. According to CPW, a juvenile hawk ...

On a fine, sunny day in February (yes, there were a few of those!), a friend and I decided to snowshoe on the Lower Loop at Eaglecrest. The snow was very deep, after those heavy snowfalls earlier, but ...

Pip, a Northern Hawk Owl chick, takes a look around the room as he learns how to fly at Shaver’s Creek Environmental Center on Thursday, July 31, 2025. Pip died on Sunday, Shaver’s Creek announced.

Q: I’m a big owl fan and have seen several kinds, especially the great horned owl. But I wonder: Why I don’t ever see short-eared owls? A: These tawny owls with their dramatically outlined eyes spend ...

A northern hawk owl, a species rarely seen in the Inland Northwest, was reported dead on tribal lands near Washington's Okanogan River last week after it had attracted scores of birdwatchers from as ...

I had just returned from a trip to see an evening grosbeak that had been visiting a feeder for a few weeks in the eastern part of the state. The continuous onslaught of Alberta clippers every few days ...

Before I tell you about my local owl viewing, let me share with you the Minnesota Ornithologists Union's web report on the current owl influx. As of Jan. 15 more than 1,700 great grays, 300 northern ...

The Shaver's Creek Environmental Center's newest addition has died, the center said on its website and social media pages Monday. The environmental center welcomed Pip, a Northern Hawk Owl chick, to ...