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Nesting burrowing owls – eggs-cellent news!

Nesting burrowing owls – eggs-cellent news!

by Jessica Riach | Jun 8, 2022 | Burrowing Owl Recovery, Manitoba Burrowing Owl

With fewer than 1,000 pairs thought to exist in this country, the burrowing owl is one of the most endangered birds in Canada’s prairie grasslands. WPC has participated in burrowing owl recovery programs since 1995, in Saskatchewan, BC and now in...
Preparing burrowing owls for migration

Preparing burrowing owls for migration

by Taylor Denolf | Aug 25, 2021 | Burrowing Owl Recovery, Manitoba Burrowing Owl

The burrowing owl young in the Manitoba Burrowing Owl Recovery Program are nearly grown. A total of 28 young from five conservation-release nests were banded, weighed and had a small blood sample taken on July 22. The blood samples are taken to determine sex as...
How to weigh an owl

How to weigh an owl

by Taylor Denolf | Aug 9, 2021 | Burrowing Owl Recovery, Manitoba Burrowing Owl

Burrowing owls are one of the smallest owl species with rapidly decreasing populations across Canada’s prairies. The Manitoba Burrowing Owl Recovery Program’s (MBORP) addresses the on-going decline of burrowing owls in southwestern Manitoba, and this...
A season of success – 28 young burrowing owls!

A season of success – 28 young burrowing owls!

by Taylor Denolf | Jul 29, 2021 | Burrowing Owl Recovery, Manitoba Burrowing Owl

The adult burrowing owls have been hard at work these past several weeks, incubating and raising their young. We have had the pleasure of watching 28 burrowing owl young grow from tiny 8 gram white fluff balls to 130-140 gram wide-eyed young owls. Burrowing owls are...
Digging burrows is hard work! Reintroducing burrowing owls to the prairies

Digging burrows is hard work! Reintroducing burrowing owls to the prairies

by Taylor Denolf | Jun 23, 2021 | Burrowing Owl Recovery, Manitoba Burrowing Owl

“You can’t be afraid to get your hands dirty!” was one of the first remarks I heard at the location of our artificial nesting burrow installation site, soon to be home to 10 conservation-release burrowing owls. I later recalled the truthfulness of...
“Where’s Waldo?” The search for burrowing owls in the prairies

“Where’s Waldo?” The search for burrowing owls in the prairies

by Taylor Denolf | May 20, 2021 | Burrowing Owl Recovery, Manitoba Burrowing Owl

I imagine spotting a burrowing owl in the prairie grasslands to be similar to finding a needle in a haystack or spotting Waldo in a “Where’s Waldo” book. Weighing only 125-185 grams, or the average weight of a russet potato, the burrowing owl is a...

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