Wild Cam: Spy gear reveals spotted owl habits
Climbing trees to spy on owls, researchers are gaining some insight into the birds’ nocturnal lives. California spotted owls (Strix occidentalis occidentalis) ...
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Raptors have high prevalence of cat parasite
Raptors in the U.S. have a high prevalence of a parasite found widely in cats that can also cause disease in infected humans. According to new research, carnivorous ...
Yosemite spotted owl numbers stable after 2013 wildfire
California spotted owls remain in Yosemite National Park even after a massive wildfire burned through, which researchers say points to the effectiveness of the ...
Microplastics detected in birds of prey for first time
For the first time, researchers have detected microplastics in the guts of birds of prey. These tiny particles, which may come from clothes, cosmetics or the ...
Listening in to help monitor northern spotted owls
By listening to sounds collected from recording devices in the forest, researchers can detect northern spotted owls and invasive barred owls, which can help with ...
Student Research: Counting the same bird more than once?
When Gavin Jones and his colleagues at the University of Wisconsin-Madison were studying spotted owls (Strix occidentalis) in the central Sierra Nevada in ...
Students confirm northern saw-whet owl in Newfoundland
Brendan Kelly, a student of the fish and wildlife technical program at the College of the North Atlantic in Newfoundland, has been birdwatching and setting up nest ...
Project SNOWstorm celebrates third anniversary
Project SNOWstorm, a study aimed at tagging and tracking snowy owls (Bubo scandiacus) to learn more about the species and its movement, recently celebrated its ...
JWM study: Where do California spotted owls forage?
California spotted owls have been declining for two decades — largely due to habitat loss from logging. In addition, a warming climate has brought with it more ...
Recruiting next generation of Native American wildlifers
At sunset on a steep, north-facing slope at 7,500 feet, research assistants Chase Voirin (Navajo) and Elisha Flores (Hoopa) stood among massive Douglas-fir trees ...