The great horned owl is the most common owl of the Americas, easily recognizable because of the feather tufts on its head. These “plumicorns” resemble horns or, to some, catlike ears.

A volunteer from the wildlife center arrived and carefully placed the owl in a box to transport. The wildlife center said the juvenile Great Horned Owl was severely dehydrated, thin and weak.

This time of year I get a lot of emails and texts from people reporting they hear an owl hooting outside their windows at night. While many enjoy the sound, others complain they can’t sleep.

A female great horned owl lays anywhere from one to four eggs ... Only rarely do males pitch in with incubation duty. Juvenile great horned owls will depend on their parents for food until ...