{"id":17994,"date":"2021-05-20T12:44:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T17:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=14333"},"modified":"2026-10-22T09:12:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T14:12:29","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":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-b3q32x6-e222bd75f01976aac3c23e8d5a01ec79 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  blog-inner 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 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class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  ><span class='special_amp'>\u00ab<\/span>Where\u2019s Waldo?<span class='special_amp'>&#8221;<\/span> The search for burrowing owls in the prairies<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-asx2g96-6f44efbd7bfa2ff92aa997be66c700ad\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-asx2g96-6f44efbd7bfa2ff92aa997be66c700ad{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-asx2g96-6f44efbd7bfa2ff92aa997be66c700ad .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-asx2g96-6f44efbd7bfa2ff92aa997be66c700ad av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-published\">Publi\u00e9 le<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >mai 20, 2021<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-author\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-author\">par<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-author-name\" >Taylor Denolf<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-8ymiduy-f9f1548d973a8978a17860018f65844f main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper 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'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-8k2xsh6-4513a34ff78409cd8b10715a05f27069 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrwgcbxu-229d113c1afb1db5166f02271f791ac0'   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><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-887zukq-c69f3435b8d2a6c4edd7f0f2ca916306 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrwgcj12-64b95f64912f8086fff836d3f9755103\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrwgcj12-64b95f64912f8086fff836d3f9755103 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrwgcj12-64b95f64912f8086fff836d3f9755103 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrwgcj12-64b95f64912f8086fff836d3f9755103 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-8  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 class='wp-image-54124 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-54124 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/WheresWaldoTheSearchForBurrowingOwlsInThePrairies_BurrowingOwl.png' alt='' title='WheresWaldoTheSearchForBurrowingOwlsInThePrairies_BurrowingOwl'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-7mokway-a50a53663f0715128ad85496f7724681\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-7mokway-a50a53663f0715128ad85496f7724681{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-7mokway-a50a53663f0715128ad85496f7724681 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-7745kkq-27bcdb3ab4f3597ed80aa19b2a96eaa1 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrwgd28l-8717c46a2d15025a6724dc7c8547a90d'   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><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-nergoa-9d7e845b80069ae357be92d7139430bf av_one_full  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrwgdi1h-edf8febf92efda4b2792a5806aa0e0c1\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrwgdi1h-edf8febf92efda4b2792a5806aa0e0c1 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrwgdi1h-edf8febf92efda4b2792a5806aa0e0c1 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrwgdi1h-edf8febf92efda4b2792a5806aa0e0c1 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-13  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 class='wp-image-54127 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-54127 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/WheresWaldoTheSearchForBurrowingOwlsInThePrairies_AdultBurrowingOwl.png' alt='' title='WheresWaldoTheSearchForBurrowingOwlsInThePrairies_AdultBurrowingOwl'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-60wn2ga-878ec58ca8255a745c93989a690cdde1 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrwgdupg-939f75ec3cae554dcecc5860f42cb593'   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.<\/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><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-5kb8q22-57b5d41423f4faeb022ba2e50c4c3eba av_one_full  avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrwgfees-421fd174f770b10dcc341b39b13bc943\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrwgfees-421fd174f770b10dcc341b39b13bc943 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrwgfees-421fd174f770b10dcc341b39b13bc943 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrwgfees-421fd174f770b10dcc341b39b13bc943 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-17  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 class='wp-image-54128 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-54128 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/WheresWaldoTheSearchForBurrowingOwlsInThePrairies_RaccoonInField.png' alt='' title='WheresWaldoTheSearchForBurrowingOwlsInThePrairies_RaccoonInField'  height=\"738\" width=\"1019\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-5hwhv7u-e65dc7d54462b09bac508754f1251766 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrwge3z4-c7f908e0ca435b1eb7fd711cf3b7e0ae'   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><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4wdqhpm-4233fe829f63e0fad87fdd41c8baaf97\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-4wdqhpm-4233fe829f63e0fad87fdd41c8baaf97{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-4wdqhpm-4233fe829f63e0fad87fdd41c8baaf97 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-4j615d6-116aa4e261251265ddb69c5dd3f369d0 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  blog-inner 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'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-42mh8y2-7412a9460c3669f267930c44eec89483 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-22  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrwgg39t-8701adac95d3711049c634d9fcaa0cf2'   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<h5 class=\"et_pb_member_position\">Field Technician &#8211; Burrowing Owl Recovery<em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>Taylor 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 \/>\n<em>Photo: Alex Froese<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mrwgghmt-d96c65ff2e5447ff431f684525ed039c\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrwgghmt-d96c65ff2e5447ff431f684525ed039c img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrwgghmt-d96c65ff2e5447ff431f684525ed039c .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrwgghmt-d96c65ff2e5447ff431f684525ed039c av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  author-pic'   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class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Tiny owls, big impact: burrowing owl conservation<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-16651 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-16651 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blogs project-burrowing-owl-recovery-team specific-species-burrowing-owl\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: Five cool facts about burrowing owls\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/five-cool-facts-about-burrowing-owls\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: 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width=\"1210\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/a1_5495_1_burrowing_owl_lindsey_day_adult_florida_form-1210x423.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-37199 avia-img-lazy-loading-37199 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/five-cool-facts-about-burrowing-owls\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewbox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><time class=\"date-container minor-meta updated\"  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2022-09-01T11:43:06-05:00\" >septembre 1, 2022<\/time><span class=\"text-sep\">\/<\/span><span class=\"blog-author minor-meta\">par <span class=\"entry-author-link\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/jessica-riach\/\" rel=\"author\">Jessica Riach<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/a1_5495_1_burrowing_owl_lindsey_day_adult_florida_form.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>1600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>2400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Jessica Riach<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/WPC_Frn-scaled.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Jessica Riach<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2022-09-01T11:43:06-05:00\" 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