When it comes to American barn owls, forget spring cleaning. The best time of year to clean out nest boxes to ready them for breeding pairs is the fall months of September through November, according ...

Want to have an owl nest in your backyard? It's time to start to thinking about building a nesting box for your backyard. Surprisingly, winter is the best time to put up an owl nesting box. You could ...

A new program has been launched to help Napa Valley winegrape growers and homeowners decrease rodent populations with a pesticide-free approach. Napa Wildlife Rescue, a nonprofit wildlife rescue ...

Colin Gibson, lead volunteer for the project said the 2026 breeding season had "exceeded all expectations", with the success ...

Two hack boxes were recently placed at the WSU Horticulture Center near Pullman as part of a cooperative effort between the farm and WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine. (Photo by College of ...

A live camera feed from a nest box is poised to show a rare sight in western North Carolina: the hatching of barn owls. The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) says “Barn Owlet Watch 2026” is ...

Veterinary student Alex McGregor holds a baby barn owl at the Washington State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital before taking it to a nest box at the WSU Horticulture Center on Wednesday, July ...

The payoff extends beyond the birds themselves. A single pair of barn owls can catch and eat roughly 2,000 rodents over the course of a year, making them a valuable, chemical-free form of pest control ...

Flying silently through Nick Davis’ almond orchard, a barn owl swoops through the blossoming trees, listening for the slightest rustling of what could be its next meal. With one-inch talons and a grip ...

When it comes to American barn owls, forget spring cleaning. The best time of year to clean out nest boxes to ready them for breeding pairs is the fall months of September through November, according ...