Sun., June 15, 2025 A tiny burrowing owl with a big attitude near Othello, Wash. Unlike other owl species, these fellows are active during the day and the fathers help decorate the area near the nest.

The burrowing owl is a California species of special concern, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service bird of conservation concern, and has protections under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Burrowing owls captured on a Stealth Cam, a motion sensor camera, near San Jose's wastewater, at the southeast tip of the San Francisco Bay.

Burrowing owls have been eliminated or are nearly wiped out as a breeding species in nearly one-third of their former range in California. Range in North America. Observation tips.

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 30, 2025.

A petition to list the western burrowing owls as an endangered or threatened species was accepted on Oct. 10 by the commission, making the unusual owl a “candidate” for protective status under ...

Owls are a symbol of wisdom, but they are not particularly street-smart. In fact, they are quite frequently struck by cars. Considering this, and a whole host of other dangers posed by humanity, the ...

Burrowing owls, with their brown and spotted white plumage, live throughout North, Central, and South America, preferring wide, open spaces. But loss and change to these spaces has caused their ...

The western burrowing owl is relatively widespread, from Canada to the Western U.S. to Central America and is not listed as a protected species overall.

A burrowing owl at Shoreline Park in Mountain View. Courtesy Tom Grey. For years, Mountain View has been at the forefront of conservation efforts to monitor and protect burrowing owls at Shoreline ...

The National Audubon Society’s 125th Christmas Bird Count will be held through Jan. 5. Today we show you some of California’s owls, particularly the burrowing owl, a candidate for the state ...