SALEM, Ore. -- The City of Salem is posting unusual signs near a park and popular jogging hill, warning people that an angry owl could swoop down on them at any moment. At least four people have ...

The Salem Parks Foundation has come up with a new way to raise money for the parks in the form of bright yellow "angry owl" signs. The popular sign that features a person being attacked by a large ...

Owl Species Three screech-owls are found in North America: eastern, western and whiskered. But about 22 screech-owl species ...

The infamous barred owl known for swooping down on runners and sometimes clawing scalps at Bush's Pasture Park in Salem, has not only instilled fear in the hearts of many a jogger, but has also ...

And let's take a moment to listen to the sounds of your backyard, or one like yours. OK, that's not actually a bird whistling reveille. But when we invited people to send us sounds of nature, we heard ...

Great horned owls have always symbolized wisdom, knowledge, and the afterlife. In the wild, they are fierce predators and even fiercer protectors of their young, and this maternal owl in the below ...

You may think you have problems, but chances are you're not having as weird a day as Brad Hilliard — you haven't had your favorite hat violently snatched off you by a predatory animal. Unless, that is ...

Owls are more often heard than seen. In New York, there are eight species of these interesting raptors, with the majority most active at night. Some live here year-round, some are migratory. They ...

Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. The barred owl (Strix varia) is ...

At least two attacks have been reported more than a mile north of a park where joggers were attacked in January, said Julie Curtis, spokeswoman for the Department of State Lands. Dwight French said he ...