Burrowing owls typically live underground in natural burrows that they’ve taken over from prairie dogs, ground squirrels or ...

Early accounts of the owl in California described it as one of the state's most common birds. In the late 1860s, according to one ornithologist, “burrowing owls stood on every little knoll” around San ...

Burrowing owls used to nest in Alameda ... when alerted to a possible threat. The owls eat insects, such as grasshoppers and beetles, but also small animals like mice, snakes, frogs, and even ...

The burrowing owl isn't your average owl: It doesn't live in trees, and it's not nocturnal. It makes its nest underground — usually in abandoned rodent burrows — and is active both day and night. But ...

A burrowing owl sits inside an entry tube of an artificial burrow. Jason Fidorra Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Pasco, WA In Washington, burrowing owls are rare. Their population has ...

Jan. 17—In Washington, burrowing owls are rare. Their population has sharply declined as development takes over areas where they've lived for years. Small, brown and speckled with bright ...