Siri Stafford/Getty What a hoot! Earlier this week, a Kentucky family was surprised to learn that a baby owl had been living undetected in a Christmas tree inside their home for four days.

Eastern screech owl, Northern saw-whet owl, barred owl, barn owl, long-eared owl, and short-eared Owl. If you've got a large tree in your backyard, it could be perfect for an owl nesting box.

An owl was discovered living in a Kentucky family's Christmas tree. The bird was discovered when carpet cleaner Bob Hayes was working in the house and noticed the tree branches moving. The family ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (ABC4) — Many Christmas trees are topped with glowing stars. Other tree toppers have wings, feathers, and… a beak? One family in Virginia got quite the surprise on Wednesday ...

Its hunting is mostly nocturnal but often crepuscular and occasion­ally diurnal; it nests in old wood­pecker holes or natural tree cavities ... The western screech owl’s bill is blackish ...