Owl News Articles Index - Page 12
Owls may find salvation at Utah chemical weapons depot
By Amy Joi O'Donoghue, 2010-03-30
Stockton, Utah, U.S.A. - Once home to the nation's largest stockpile of chemical weapons, the Deseret
Chemical Depot sits on a sprawling expanse of nearly 20,000 acres that double as home to an antelope herd, a clan of badgers and multiple species of birds.
The avian population includes the burrowing owl, which is list... |
Light dims on B.C.'s wild spotted owls
By Larry Pynn, 2010-03-24
Langley, British Columbia, Canada - And then there were six.
That's the total number of endangered northern spotted owls known to exist in
the wild in British Columbia following the death of a female last winter.
Provincial biologists plan soon to capture two of the remaining six, both single males, and match them with two sin... |
Local couple rescues owl
By Tim Mandell, 2010-03-22
Union City, Kentucky, U.S.A. - Kathleen Jones opened her front door one morning in December and
much to her surprise, found an owl sitting on a tree branch outside her Union
City home. Even more shocking was the orange arrow sticking through the owl's
leg, breast and out its back. Thus began a whirlwind of phone calls and v... |
Owls at Antioch subdivision may have new home
2010-03-19
Antioch, California, U.S.A. - Local activists have built what they hope becomes a new home for
burrowing owls recently evicted from a halted residential development.
Earlier this month, a group of Antioch residents and environmental group Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed constructed six artificial burrows at a designated bu... |
Skateboarding owl is a hit
2010-03-19
Folkestone, Kent, England, U.K. - A barn owl that rides a skateboard has become a hit at its local shopping
centre.
But contrary to expectation Alby is no night rider - instead he displays his
wheely good skills in front of stunned shoppers in Folkestone, Kent.
Brian Maxted, 73, who runs Folkestone Owl Sanctuary, said he d... |
Rare saw-whet owl draws crowd on Union St.
By Scott Yates, 2010-03-18
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.A. - Bird watchers started making phone calls and sending e-mails when a northern
saw-whet owl was spotted resting Wednesday on an oak tree branch at 62 Union St.
''You don't see a bird like this out in the open at broad daylight,'' said Len
Medlock of Exeter, of the Seacoast chapter of the New Ha... |
Burrowing owls get new digs in Eastern Washington
By Kevin McCullen, 2010-03-14
Eastern Washington state, U.S.A. - Burrowing owls looking for nesting sites in the Mid-Columbia will find more
options this spring, thanks to a project biologists hope increases their
declining numbers.
Volunteers and biologists with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are creati... |
Owls an obstacle to McCully Barracks renovation
By Mark Patton, 2010-03-12
Wackernheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany - Before the military renovates an abandoned building on McCully Barracks in
Wackernheim, it will have to evict some longtime residents.
Barn owls, a sandy-colored, nocturnal predator, have made their home in the
broken-down structure slated for renovation in a multimillion-dollar upgrade of
... |
Will Houston build an owl center?
By Craig Moorhead, 2010-03-10
Houston, Minnesota, U.S.A. - Houston is known for its focus on owls, highlighted each year during the
International Festival of Owls, which was last weekend.
Now, organizers hope to create a first-of-its-kind North American Owl Center as
an offshoot of the festival. Karla Kinstler, director and naturalist at the
Housto... |
Twixx the tawny owl has a new home in Titchfield
2010-03-09
Hedge End, Hampshire, England, U.K. - Twixx the tawny owl who kept his neighbours awake with late night
mating calls has flown the nest.
The nocturnal neighbour of residents from a nearby block of flats has moved out
of his home of 12-years to a newly built aviary in Titchfield.
Hedge End resident Wendy Whitfield, from Hedge E... |
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