snowy owl

Snowy owls have descended on the Great Lakes region and northeastern U.S. in huge numbers in recent weeks, to the delight of birdwatchers.The mass…

In the spring of 2015, a snowy owl named Baltimore was fitted with a backpack GPS transmitter. The data that transmitter collected over the past year shines a light on a mysterious species.

Snowy owls are doing some unusual things again this year.The last two winters, people in Michigan saw a lot of them. There were big migrations of owls…

It’s another big year for the majestic white birds from the north.Snowy owls summer in the Arctic. Sometimes they fly south in the winter in big…

Snowy owls spend their summers in the Arctic. Sometimes, they fly south in the winter in big migrations called irruptions. In a typical year, we might end…