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Starkville owl's parents return By Tim Pratt, 2009-04-03
STARKVILLE - The effort to save a baby barn owl whose home was destroyed by high winds last weekend appears to be a success. The 5-week-old owl lived in an oak tree in front of the Greensboro Center in Starkville until last weekend, when high winds brought the tree to the ground. The owl was ...

Spotted-owl recovery gets another look from Obama administration By Warren Cornwall, 2009-04-02
The Northwest's spotted owl has proved to be a barometer of the federal government's changing attitudes toward endangered species, and environmental issues more broadly. Now there are signs the political climate surrounding the reclusive and rare owl is shifting again. Obama administration...

Snowy owl a hoot to local birdwatchers By Brian O'Neill, 2009-04-02
A young snowy owl spent most of the daylight hours Tuesday atop roofs on Pittsburgh's North Side, attracting small crowds of birders and nature lovers. Snowy owls usually live north of the Arctic Circle, but someone spotted this one atop the Graybar Electric building on Ridge Avenue and calle...

Great horned owl released after recovering from head injury from car strike By Tamara Race, 2009-04-02
PLYMOUTH - Encouraged by the gentle wave of a white towel, the great horned owl left its plastic box and flew into a nearby tree, alarming a flock of crows. ''It's exactly what I hoped for,'' said Judy Ellal, rehab manager at the Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable. The owl had recovered with...

Charlie, the owl that went to church By Tim Pratt, 2009-04-02
STARKVILLE - Charlie is a 5-week-old barn owl who lives in a tree along Greensboro Street, not far from downtown Starkville. Until last weekend, he lived in a large oak tree in front of the Greensboro Center with his mother and a few siblings. The tree was planted back in the 1920s, nearby ...

It's courting season for boreal owls, can you hear? By Tim Mowry, 2009-03-26
FAIRBANKS - As a passionate naturalist, it goes without saying that Mark Ross appreciates nature. But even nature lovers have their breaking points and Ross is approaching his, courtesy of a male boreal owl that recently set up camp in the woods outside his house in hopes of attracting a female...

Students investigate the return of the county's elusive barn owls By Kathryn Flagg, 2009-03-23
ADDISON - Students at the Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center are tracking a celebrity. Rodney Olsen's students in the Diversified Occupations (D.O.) program aren't much interested in traditional paparazzi darlings these days, though. The celebrity they're hunting is an elusive barn owl, wh...

Barn owls keep the rodents down Experts promote simple nest boxes as a means of pest control By Tom Pfingsten, 2009-03-18
ESCONDIDO - For homeowners seeking a natural way to get rid of rodents, Escondido resident Pat Burke has an unorthodox answer: Bribery. Barn owls live on a diet of rats, mice and gophers, and according to Burke, can often be enticed to take up residence simply by installing a wooden box on a ...

Santa Clara's burrowing owls may lose home under campus expansion By Lisa M. Krieger, 2009-03-18
The last two burrowing owls at Santa Clara's Mission College could lose their short-term lease. The community college requires more room to meet the needs of a growing student body - and under its plans for long-term expansion, presented at a public hearing tonight - the owls need to move. ...

Owls in the oval By Grant Robertson, 2009-03-16
With less than a year to go until the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, organizers at the newly minted speed skating oval in nearby Richmond are facing an unusual attendance problem - too many owls in the building. At least one barn owl has taken up residence in the cavernous facility, and several tim...

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