{"id":17994,"date":"2021-05-20T12:44:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T17:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=14333"},"modified":"2023-01-24T16:46:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T21:46:05","slug":"wheres-waldo-the-search-for-burrowing-owls-in-the-prairies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/wheres-waldo-the-search-for-burrowing-owls-in-the-prairies\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Where&#8217;s Waldo?&#8221; The search for burrowing owls in the prairies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-1j97qu8-d954dbdec10ff5de904045a47b708e65 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-17994'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-17994'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>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 &#8220;Where&#8217;s Waldo&#8221; book. Weighing only 125-185 grams, or the average weight of a russet potato, the burrowing owl is a small endangered grassland bird with a rounded head, long legs and intense yellow eyes. They camouflage well &#8211; with mottled brown and beige feathers blending in beautifully within their habitat in mixed-grass prairies of southwestern Manitoba.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-la2z9z97-5ce87654cb878d87d34c6e857fe33db2\">\n.avia-image-container.av-la2z9z97-5ce87654cb878d87d34c6e857fe33db2 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-la2z9z97-5ce87654cb878d87d34c6e857fe33db2 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-la2z9z97-5ce87654cb878d87d34c6e857fe33db2 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-33534 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-33534 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/burrowing-owls-camouflage-well-web-300x207.jpg' alt='' title='burrowing-owls-camouflage-well-web'  height=\"207\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Contrary to their name, burrowing owls do not burrow. Instead they depend on abandoned burrows made by digging mammals such as badgers, foxes and ground squirrels, to nest and lay their eggs. They prefer wide-open, short-grass pasture and have often been observed and reported by landowners perching on fence posts.<\/p>\n<p>The burrowing owl is listed as endangered across Canada with populations decreasing over 96% since 1987. Typically found in the southwestern corner of Manitoba, burrowing owl populations declined from approximately 80 pairs in 1980s to under 5 pairs in 2011. Only two wild pairs were observed in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>A combination of agricultural expansion, loss of digging mammals (who are often viewed as pests) and climate change (extreme and more frequent inclement weather events) have negatively impacted the number of wild burrowing owls returning to Canada in the breeding season. Burrowing owls migrate every fall travelling as far south as the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-la2z9z97-ec28e2d7c5419af5546c6a8d7f763941\">\n.avia-image-container.av-la2z9z97-ec28e2d7c5419af5546c6a8d7f763941 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-la2z9z97-ec28e2d7c5419af5546c6a8d7f763941 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-la2z9z97-ec28e2d7c5419af5546c6a8d7f763941 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-33392 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-33392 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/an-adult-male-burrowing-owl-284x300.jpg' alt='' title='an adult male burrowing owl'  height=\"300\" width=\"284\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Manitoba Burrowing Owl Recovery Program (MBORP), founded by Executive Director Alex Froese, aims to increase burrowing owl populations in southwestern Manitoba through reintroduction, surveys, monitoring, research and education. Field surveys to detect wild owls are only a fraction of the work the organization strives to complete each summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is my first season working with MBORP and conducting field surveys. Initially, I was unsure what sort of success I would have during my first week. With supplies in hand; binoculars, a call-playback speaker, notepad, pencil and survey maps, I began each morning in search of these unique little owls in the southwest corner of Manitoba.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing how impressively camouflaged burrowing owls are within the grassland surroundings, I was consistently thrown off by the attentive stance of ground squirrels and distant birds.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-la2z9z97-1849d96ec310c1f63b3c9f42699c93e4\">\n.avia-image-container.av-la2z9z97-1849d96ec310c1f63b3c9f42699c93e4 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-la2z9z97-1849d96ec310c1f63b3c9f42699c93e4 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-la2z9z97-1849d96ec310c1f63b3c9f42699c93e4 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-33408 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-33408 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/a-lone-raccoon-scurrying-across-a-field-270x300.jpg' alt='' title='a lone raccoon scurrying across a field'  height=\"300\" width=\"270\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Most striking was the abundance of bird calls and songs filtering across the cool, calm prairie. While playing an audio clip of a male burrowing owl territorial call, I would scan the fields and nearby fence posts, searching for movement. I could only hope to hear a returning &#8220;coo-coo&#8221; from a wild male owl, yet, nothing was heard through the orchestra of songbirds. And though I didn\u2019t observe any burrowing owls by the end of the week, it was an impressive first week of wildlife sightings including two moose, several deer, hawks, coyotes, foxes, and a lone raccoon scurrying across a field. This just means that my search continues!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-1j97qu8-d954dbdec10ff5de904045a47b708e65 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-17994'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-1j97qu8-d954dbdec10ff5de904045a47b708e65 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_third  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-17994'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_3'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-17994'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_third-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-la2z9z97-ae2734cd0908dc6bad0a9c5e7b1b706d\">\n.avia-image-container.av-la2z9z97-ae2734cd0908dc6bad0a9c5e7b1b706d img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-la2z9z97-ae2734cd0908dc6bad0a9c5e7b1b706d .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-la2z9z97-ae2734cd0908dc6bad0a9c5e7b1b706d av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-33406 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-33406 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Taylor-Denolf-2-300x300.jpg' alt='' title='Taylor Denolf 2'  height=\"300\" width=\"300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-av_two_third-f1c518e9ff58e869f80c8f093487abc9 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Taylor Denolf<\/h3>\n<p class=\"et_pb_member_position\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #999999\">Field Technician &#8211; Burrowing Owl Recovery<\/span><br \/> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Taylor <span style=\"color: #050505;font-family: 'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size: 15px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;background-color: #ffffff;float: none\"><\/span>will be entering her final year of her Bachelor of Science Degree Program at Brandon University this fall, 2021. She is majoring in Biology and minoring in Environmental Geography. Her love of all things nature has always been apparent. She is very excited to join the Manitoba Burrowing Owl Recovery Program this season, a non-profit working with local landowners in southwestern Manitoba to improve habitat and reintroduce burrowing owls to historic areas.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor is looking forward to learning more about these unique endangered grassland birds and spreading the importance of grassland conservation.<br \/> <em>Photo: Alex Froese<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-1j97qu8-d954dbdec10ff5de904045a47b708e65 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_two_third  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-17994'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-1j97qu8-d954dbdec10ff5de904045a47b708e65 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_full  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-17994'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_5'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-17994'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div  class='flex_column av-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-la2zajwc-ee03232185bfde5f783df419b9aded77 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Make a Donation<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Show your support for endangered animals today. 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