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Burrowing Owl
Speotyto cunicularia


Description - This robin-sized nocturnal owl is short tailed and long-legged. The adult is boldly spotted and barred; the face is framed with white and has a blackish collar. The eyes are yellow and they have no ear tufts. The voice is a liquid cackling or a mellow "coo-coooo" which is repeated twice.

Distribution - The burrowing owl breeds from Canada's prairie provinces south throughout western America. They winter in the southwestern states. They inhabit deserts, plains, fields and airports.

Biology - This owl feeds on rodents, birds, reptiles, fish and large insects. Although capable of digging its own burrow, it usually will claim one abandoned by a prairie dog or pocket gopher. After lining it with grasses, roots and dung it will lay 5-7 white eggs there.

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The Burrowing Owl. Bird Watching Burrowing Owls