They nest on the ground in scraped-out hollows lined with grass and downy feathers. The owl soared through the air (Image: Claire Andrews) “The short-eared owl is rarely heard away from its ...

But I wonder: Why I don’t ever see short-eared owls? A: These tawny owls with their ... where many of Minnesota’s nesting birds spend the winter, has not been kind. Unprecedented cold, ice ...