Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Snowy owls that once glided across wide open spaces of the Arctic tundra are seeing their homes shrink under thickening shrubs, ...

The number of snowy owls that glide above the Arctic tundra is in alarming decline as the birds face a gauntlet of threats. Yet the raptor’s path to legal protection moves at a sluggish pace. The ...

Irruptions happen when young snowy owls, pushed out by older, dominant birds in the Arctic, travel farther south in search of space during their first winter. These movements are closely linked to ...

Woo! Science is a column of science news and newsmakers in Worcester and the region. Got a science news idea? Email Margaret Smith at msmith@wickedlocal.com. Lucia Hackett of Grafton loves wildlife, ...

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 ...

Snowy owls have been spotted in Wisconsin in early November, which is slightly earlier than usual. Snowy owls are the heaviest owl species in North America and typically live in the Arctic. If you see ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lucia Hackett shared a photo she took of a snowy owl perching somewhere along the southern Massachusetts coastline. Snowy owls can ...

A pair of snowy owls spotted along a Lake Michigan beach has drawn curious crowds and sparked happy speculation about how long the Arctic birds of prey will call Chicago home. Word of the two owls has ...

Over the weekend, hundreds of curious Chicagoans ventured to Lake Michigan beachfronts to witness a birding marvel: the early arrival of snowy owls. Two snowy owls have been spotted at Montrose Point ...

East Boston is notably home to Logan Airport, but what fliers may not see from above are the snowy owls being rescued by Norman Smith. "Since 1981, I've been going out to Logan Airport and capturing ...

BOSTON - Every winter, Arctic snowy owls fly thousands of miles south to Boston Logan International Airport. And every season, Norman Smith drives less than an hour to try to snatch them up. “I’ve ...