It's been cold and snowy in Ohio lately, but has it been cold enough for a bird more commonly found in the arctic to be seen? Apparently so, since a snowy owl—a rare visitor to the Buckeye State—has ...

Falconers in Ohio will be able to hunt with another bird. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently signed a new law allowing falconers in the state to use owls for hunting small game. The law will go into ...

Officials at an Ohio state park came to the rescue of a baby owl that had fallen out of a nest and into the bottom of an empty cement pool.Officials with Caesar Creek State Park said the baby owl fell ...

In the bird world, owls rank high among our imperfectly understood avifauna. Most species are strictly nocturnal, and they are adept in the art of camouflage. Sometimes one lucks into a roosting owl, ...

Lots of interesting and little-known creatures emerge under cover of darkness. Some of them are human, but most are not. Perhaps foremost in piquing human interest about animals that ply their trade ...

Ohio’s six species of regularly occurring owls are generally much easier to hear than see. The big three in central Ohio are the barred owl, eastern screech owl and great horned owl. While barred owls ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—New Ohio Senate legislation has a high-flying goal: allowing falconers in the state to use owls to hunt for small game, such as squirrels and rabbits. Senate Bill 380, introduced ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio falconers will soon be allowed to use owls to hunt for small game, under legislation signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Mike DeWine. Under Senate Bill 28, which takes effect in 90 ...