By: HopeBURROWING OWL

Athene cunicularia

A.K.A

Their talons and beaks tend to be relatively large, powerful and adapted for tearing and/or piercing

flesh including other birds.They are defined as birds that primarily hunt

vertebrates, including other birds.Birds of prey are birds that hunt for food primarily

on the wing, using their keen senses, especially visionBirds of prey, or raptors, are meat eaters and

use their feet, instead of their beak, to capture prey. They have exceptionally good vision, a sharp, hooked beak, and powerful feet with

curved, sharp talons.

WHAT MAKES A BIRD OF PRAY A BIRD OF PRAY

They have what looks like white eyebrowsBrownish white feathers

Long legsBright yellow eyes

7 1/2”-10”21” wingspan

6 ounces

WHAT THE BURROWING OWL LOOKS LIKE

They live underground in burrows that have been dug out by small mammals like ground

squirrels and prairie dogsThey are found all the way from Canada to Brazil

They burrow on fence posts and trees

WHERE THEY LIVE

Small mammalsInsectsReptiles

AmphibiansSmall birds

they gather food for their large broods

BURROWING OWLS DIET

Early springGestation 28 days

3-12 eggsThe chicks can fly at 6 weeks

The young owls begin appearing at the burrow’s entrance two weeks after hatching

and leave the nest to hunt for insects on their own after about 45 days.

BURROWING OWL REPRODUCTION

young will make a snake hissing sound

call video

BURROWING OWLS CALL AND BEHAVIOR

It caches their pray with its feet Long legs mammal dung, usually from cattle Hearing and vision are extremely acute although they

are nearly color blind and have no eye-movement hunts by walking, hopping, or running along the ground

WHAT MAKES A BURROWING OWL A BIRD OF PRAY

DDT's insecticidal properties were not discovered until 1939\

second half of World War II to control malaria and typhus

First synthesized in 1874 Paul Hermann Müller

was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1948 "for his discovery of the high efficiency of DDT

DDT

less than 10,000 breeding pairs Endangered land is used for farming, roads, homes

HOW MY BIRD IS DOING IN THE WORLD

habitat destruction Land development agricultural development pesticides horned owls, hawks, foxes, badgers and even domestic

pets

THREATS

bob their heads to express excitement or distress.

the dung attracts dung beetles, which the owl then captures and eats

OTHER FACTS

http://bss.sfsu.edu/holzman/courses/Fall%2003%20project/Burrowing%20Owls.htm

http://www.defenders.org/wildlife_and_habitat/wildlife/burrowing_owl.php#

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