Flammulated Owl is a small (sparrow sized), camouflaged owl with a ventriloqual call. Background Flammulated Owl is one of the smallest owls in North America. Only the Elf Owl is smaller in size. Although it has very indistinct ear tufts, it is the smallest of the eared owls being only slightly larger than [...]
It’s taken me 15 years to finally get brave enough to return to Chiapas in search of the resident owls. Bordering Guatemala in the south of Mexico is the state of Chiapas. This is an important destination to see the owls of Central America. Chiapas host more species of owls than any other state in Mexico. The [...]
A Reference for the 2004-2005 Northern Owl Invasion 2004 is the year of the Owls in Minnesota which is experiencing a record owl invasion. The first date for Great Gray Owl sightings called into the Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union (MOU) Rare Bird Alert was 17 August. There were a total of three August records, one September [...]
Baja California is home to six endemic species of birds. Although owling.com generally deals with only the owls, one of the six endemic Baja California species is an owl. So, while at the Cape, of course looking for owls, here is a brief preview of all the endemic bird species. These are all easily found [...]
