Barred owls are a treat to see but seldom seen These secretive owls are more often heard than seen, but they're out there in the woods, watching us.

In barred owl, most of us might let the second word fall off almost imperceptibly, reducing the distance between what the two phrases sound like, and mean — bard and barred.

By listening to the sounds of the forest, biologists were able to identify an invasion of barred owls in spotted owl habitat. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Back in the eastern U.S, the overall owl situation is much more stable. Barred owls often nest in large tree cavities drilled out by pileated woodpeckers. They may also take over an old nesting ...

The sounds of courting barred owls, big shed antlers, overwintering sandhill cranes and a short Black Lake sturgeon season are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors.

Wildlife experts in Ohio say an eerie hissing sound coming from the trees could be a young barred owl calling out to its parents for food.

A barred owl that was rescued from a Maryland highway is doing better and is expected to be released this spring to the wild, officials said.