The western screech-owl sports a gray look ... Don’t miss these outstanding pictures of owls. As they lose habitat to development, these owls need friendly places to call home.

Recently I was in the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona searching for the elusive western screech owl. After driving many miles deep into the dark desert, I had parked my truck near a dry creek ...

The large northwest subspecies max­welliae is the palest and most faintly marked. The western screech owl’s bill is blackish or dark gray at the base, but gray-plumaged individuals are ...

A western screech owl appeared in a previous year near the visitor center. (Photo by Linda Shaw) In addition to distinctive, species-specific plumage differences, of these species, only the ...