{"id":17994,"date":"2021-05-20T12:44:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T17:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=14333"},"modified":"2026-07-22T14:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:10:14","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-av_section-c255ec14b78a368bb6b71c4b8da61d3d 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-av_post_metadata-13e4b3beb6991a7b8db3a512ffa6eb39\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-av_post_metadata-13e4b3beb6991a7b8db3a512ffa6eb39{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-av_post_metadata-13e4b3beb6991a7b8db3a512ffa6eb39 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-av_post_metadata-13e4b3beb6991a7b8db3a512ffa6eb39 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 class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-category\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-categories\">|<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/burrowing-owl-recovery-team\/\" >R\u00e9tablissement de la chev\u00eache des terriers<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/manitoba-burrowing-owl\/\" >Chev\u00eache des terriers du Manitoba<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" >Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-av_section-07697afc0c8c61850a5a26bd6d3ca3fe 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-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 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-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" 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-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb{\nheight:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-35d53d7be2491954ac97ecc375137ffb 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-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 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-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" 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-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 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-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 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 fetchpriority=\"high\" 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-av_one_full-7714eba142aeda1f8b5272a3c372b279 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-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af 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<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-av_section-c255ec14b78a368bb6b71c4b8da61d3d 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-av_one_full-797d6728893cdc55557a7d7ad6dd81b4 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 \/><\/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 \/><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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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=\"2025-07-28T06:44:03-05:00\" >juillet 28, 2025<\/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\/mariel-terebiznik\/\" rel=\"author\">Mariel Terebiznik<\/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 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class=\"wp-image-49742 avia-img-lazy-loading-49742 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025OSFReleaseBucketCreoDigital_Thumbnail.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025OSFReleaseBucketCreoDigital_Thumbnail-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025OSFReleaseBucketCreoDigital_Thumbnail-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025OSFReleaseBucketCreoDigital_Thumbnail-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025OSFReleaseBucketCreoDigital_Thumbnail-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025OSFReleaseBucketCreoDigital_Thumbnail-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" 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