North Carolina is home to over 450 distinct bird species throughout the year, including 28 species of predatory birds.

Meet Scruff, Bela and Boris, WNC Nature Center's birds of the night WNC Nature Notes takes a look at its nocturnal residents, a great horned owl and barn owls. Candace Poolton.

Snowy owls are large white owls that breed in the Arctic tundra regions with a circumpolar distribution. In North America they nest from Alaska to Northern Labrador and winter south of this range ...

Asheville, North Carolina zoo said one of its oldest residents died. Owl likely hit by car broke wing, got 2nd chance 36 years ago in 1987.

Tundra the owl will become permanent WNC resident. NATHANIEL AXTELL Times-News Staff Writer. Plans to return a stranded snowy owl to his native Canada have been scrapped after the bird, nicknamed ...

MANTEO, N.C. (WNCT) — Barred Owls steal the spotlight at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, where they seem to enjoy being photographed. According to a press release from Alligator… ...

North Carolina North Carolina owls photo wins top prize in national neighborhood pic contest: See other stunning entries Americans showed off beauty of local surroundings through Nextdoor's # ...

Asheville, North Carolina zoo said one of its oldest residents died. Owl likely hit by car broke wing, got 2nd chance 36 years ago in 1987.

Asheville, North Carolina zoo said one of its oldest residents died. Owl likely hit by car broke wing, got 2nd chance 36 years ago in 1987. Beloved owl Scruff dies at age 38: WNC Nature Center in ...