We installed a barn owl nest box in a backyard tree. We want to attract owls so they will eat rodents that are active at night. But fox squirrels moved into the owl nest box and are using it for their ...

And I know the owl box isn't the problem because identical boxes have successfully attracted nesting birds to the back yards of several readers. The most recent excited announcement arrived last week ...

My balcony overlooks a small hill sparsely covered with ice plant. There are many holes, large and small, made by ground squirrels and burrowing owls. Late one afternoon recently I saw three owls, ...

Backyard bird feeders attract a host of creatures looking for food in the winter, but to my surprise, this winter, the tube feeders and their devotees attracted a visit from a barred owl.We live on ...