At Umatilla’s former chemical depot, scientists band baby burrowing owls nesting in old juice barrels, part of a yearslong effort to track their migration and ancestry. June 27, 2025.

An adult female burrowing owl receives a numbered leg band in a long-term research effort to better understand regional owl populations. Most of the owls nesting on the depot overwinter in California.

A burrowing owl stands near its burrow near the south end of the Salton Sea in Calipatria, California. The Imperial Valley is home to more than 60 percent of California's burrowing owls, which ...

Florida Atlantic dorm construction leaves its mascot - the burrowing owl - with fewer homes Florida is one of the three U.S. states where declines have been particularly sharp in burrowing owl ...

The Florida burrowing owl is a threatened species. Conservationists, students and faculty think Florida Atlantic University should be doing more to protect their beloved mascot.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, some Canadian snowbirds experienced challenges crossing into the U.S. for the winter or returning to Canada. Closures of borders to non-essential travel did not ...

When Canadian snowbirds don’t flock south, the costs are more than financial Published: March 26, 2025 11:34am EDT. Valorie A. Crooks, Jeremy Snyder, Simon Fraser University. Authors ...

Yep, they’re legit! For years, the burrowing owl was Cape Coral’s unofficial city bird. But that changed in September 2005, when city leaders made it official. "They're really unique to the ...

A small population of California burrowing owls is getting a helping hand when it comes to romance—from a team of devoted scientists. Finding a mate isn’t just about love for California ...

With their comically big eyes, perpetually surprised expressions and long, spindly legs, the Florida burrowing owl is a pint-sized paradox, a bird of prey that prefers to live life underground ...

What is something you learned from reporting this story that you didn’t know before? I learned how Cape Coral’s land development in the 1950s and ’60s created an ideal habitat for burrowing ...

Burrowing owls generally breed in flat valleys, where cities and agricultural land are on the Central Coast. The hope is that this bird will winter here or at least continue to heal before moving on.