Owls are more often heard than seen. In New York, there are eight species of these interesting raptors, with the majority most active at night. Some live here year-round, some are migratory. They ...

Fun fact: Almost all owls have eyes that are proportionately large to their heads for increased visibility during low-light hours, but the Great Gray Owl's peepers are especially big—roughly the size ...

This article originally appeared in longer form in bioGraphic. The eastern black rail, a subspecies of bird that’s scattered in clusters along America’s eastern coastlines, is one of the most elusive ...

Don’t let owls’ cute faces fool you—they’re deadly predators. This duality is part of what makes them so mysterious to humans. And their contradictions don’t end there: Their hoots are among the most ...