A listener responded to our invitation to send recordings of backyard wildlife with audio of a spooky bird screech. An expert at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology helped solve the mystery. OK, that's not ...

Don’t let owls’ cute faces fool you—they’re deadly predators. This duality is part of what makes them so mysterious to humans. And their contradictions don’t end there: Their hoots are among the most ...

From top left (clockwise), Barred Owl, Carolina Chickadee, Eastern Bluebird, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-bellied Woodpecker and Great Egret. Getty Images Fort Worth Independent School District elementary ...