The Birders Report

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) photos by Larry Jordan I recently gave a presentation on the Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) for the Redbud Audubon Society, located on Clear Lake in Lake County California.  This Audubon chapter has a very vibrant membership and I had a lot of fun while visiting the area.  You will [...]

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Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) photos by Larry Jordan Last month I took a trip down to Wildhorse Golf Club in Davis, California, to see how this year’s crop of Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia) were doing.  I didn’t have nearly enough time to do a proper survey of the golf course to see how many owls were there [...]

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Burrowing Owls Are Losing Habitat photo by Larry Jordan The Panoche Valley is an Audubon Important Bird Area (IBA) hosting significant populations of Burrowing Owl, Grasshopper Sparrow, Short-eared Owl, Mountain Plover, and Tricolored Blackbird, among many others.  In addition the Panoche Valley is home to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species such as the San Joaquin kit [...]

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Burrowing Owl Head Tilt photos by Larry Jordan I happened to be in the Sacramento area over the weekend and stopped to visit the Burrowing Owl colony at Wildhorse Golf Club in Davis, California.  I arrived before dawn and watched the sunrise in this owls eyes as she gave me the endearing Burrowing Owl head [...]

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