After months of travel, returning home to Central Park revealed a rare and beautiful sighting of a Long-Eared Owl. A special ...

Then, there are feathered genus that reach the Northern Chain and decide to set up shop for the long haul. It seems like each year delivers a species of surprise, birds that capture the fascination.

Forcing my way through a tangle of shrubs, I stopped and looked up to a wonderful surprise. From eye-level in a confiscated magpie nest 10 feet away, a female long-eared owl stared back at me.