Of all the creative ways to strike up a gobble, the owl hoot is a tried-and-true classic. But in all the times you’ve let “who cooks for you” rip, have you ever stopped to wonder why turkeys often ...

There are at least 250 species of owls in the world, but only a few are more commonly seen (and heard) in Northern California and across the United States. The most common owls you’ll encounter in ...

Dark clouds float across a full moon as a gust of wind sways tree branches and sends fallen leaves rustling along the ground. An owl hoots in the distance ... Scared yet? The eerie sounds of owls have ...

It’s 2 a.m. on Easter morning, and I’m awakened by "Hoo ho-hoo? Hoo hooo." The cadence is like, “Who’s awake? Me, too.” I open my window. The night is still. For certain, a great horned owl is calling ...

Hoot Owl Creek is a small tributary of the Russian River in Alexander Valley, northeast of Healdsburg. Presumably, you can sometimes hear the calling of owls there. A “hoot owl” can be one of several ...

In the decades that we’ve lived here, we’ve watched various fauna populations come and go, especially birds. We’ve always encouraged avian populations by putting feeders for hummingbirds and songbirds ...