{"id":17997,"date":"2021-08-25T08:19:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T13:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/blog\/?p=14843"},"modified":"2026-07-24T09:19:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T14:19:53","slug":"preparing-burrowing-owls-for-migration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/preparing-burrowing-owls-for-migration\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing burrowing owls for migration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-4i22yod-042b3cc5205265e192e6c80227cd7afb 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 class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-17997'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-llfjbuae-259298ee616cc65d9e4c216435864637\">\n.avia-image-container.av-llfjbuae-259298ee616cc65d9e4c216435864637 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-llfjbuae-259298ee616cc65d9e4c216435864637 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-llfjbuae-259298ee616cc65d9e4c216435864637 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   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-37199 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-37199 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/a1_5495_1_burrowing_owl_lindsey_day_adult_florida_form-1500x430.jpg' alt='' title='a1_5495_1_burrowing_owl_lindsey_day_adult_florida_form'  height=\"430\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-llfiyh0x-311d35147a7c63d66af47d60177831bf\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-llfiyh0x-311d35147a7c63d66af47d60177831bf{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-llfiyh0x-311d35147a7c63d66af47d60177831bf .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-llfiyh0x-311d35147a7c63d66af47d60177831bf .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-llfiyh0x-311d35147a7c63d66af47d60177831bf av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Preparing burrowing owls for migration<\/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-3rrqgml-eb79d606a0075d09e7a206544be40d78\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-3rrqgml-eb79d606a0075d09e7a206544be40d78{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-3rrqgml-eb79d606a0075d09e7a206544be40d78 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-3rrqgml-eb79d606a0075d09e7a206544be40d78 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_full  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\" >ao\u00fbt 25, 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-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/taylordenolf\/\"  rel=\"author\">Taylor Denolf<\/a><\/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  class='flex_column av-1j53v2l-30e14934de8272c0a39cf0ae6019a232 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_post_metadata  el_before_av_textblock  first flex_column_div'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-llfj1g9m-0863987b9173dbe9e06c66b06ad9760f'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The burrowing owl young in the Manitoba Burrowing Owl Recovery Program are nearly grown. A total of <strong>28 young<\/strong> <strong>from five conservation-release nests were banded, weighed and had a small blood sample taken<\/strong> on July 22. The blood samples are taken to determine sex as burrowing owls are not sexually dimorphic, meaning you can\u2019t distinguish individuals by morphology, or just by looking at them. The results of the blood sex results all us to remove select individuals for a balanced breeding group for the next season\u2019s pairing and release. We removed ten young from the 28, five female and five male, to overwinter at the Assiniboine Park Zoo (APZ). The remaining young owls left in the wild will migrate from the Canadian Prairies mid-September into October.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-llfj1tr6-5766ddeec760e15f9841e59aa8378f7c\">\n.avia-image-container.av-llfj1tr6-5766ddeec760e15f9841e59aa8378f7c img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-llfj1tr6-5766ddeec760e15f9841e59aa8378f7c .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-llfj1tr6-5766ddeec760e15f9841e59aa8378f7c av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last'   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-33909 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-33909 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/blog-owl-young-6-weeks.jpg' alt='' title='blog-owl-young-6-weeks'  height=\"809\" width=\"958\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-llfj2sqx-51376a7b9cb22c6fc747a8ffe7cae250'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Watching the owl young navigate the outside world has been entertaining and rewarding. Young burrowing owl are easily distinguishable from adults because they lack barring on their chests and have a solid chest and head coloration. <strong>Through the use of 24 hour trail cameras, we are able to observe the activities of the young owls<\/strong> as they continue to grow. We see the young pouncing on mice and insects, testing out their wings flying to nearby burrows, preening one another and even jumping on top of their unsuspecting siblings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-llfj3ify-59686a98988db8c006a47a99d823961f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-llfj3ify-59686a98988db8c006a47a99d823961f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-llfj3ify-59686a98988db8c006a47a99d823961f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-llfj3ify-59686a98988db8c006a47a99d823961f av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-8  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-33908 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-33908 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/owls-at-entrance-blog.jpg' alt='' title='owls-at-entrance-blog'  height=\"1371\" width=\"2136\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-llfj4m2f-afcf5daa540abdc579791423d42e310a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Now that all the protective enclosures are removed, the owls who will be released have been able to explore and mingle. We have noticed that many of the owl young seemed to prefer burrows other than the ones they were raised in. While it is common for burrowing owl young to move to surrounding burrows (i.e., satellite burrows) we often are recording the most owl young at two specific burrows. <strong>The adults at these burrows didn\u2019t seem to mind the additional mouths to feed, sharing prey items with the adopted young<\/strong>. Why the majority of the young have decided to congregate at these particular burrows is a bit of a mystery to us.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-llfj56q5-062a089adb4219e15d8205eb04fc48e0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-llfj56q5-062a089adb4219e15d8205eb04fc48e0 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-llfj56q5-062a089adb4219e15d8205eb04fc48e0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-llfj56q5-062a089adb4219e15d8205eb04fc48e0 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  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-33905 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-33905 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/owl-checking-out-trail-cam.jpg' alt='' title='owl checking out trail cam'  height=\"960\" width=\"1280\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-llfj6r85-1928c2e3e3e07dd8ab98435d68bc97e3'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Burrowing owl young leave their nesting burrow (fledge) at roughly six weeks of age<\/strong> and are typically able to fly short distances by five weeks of age. The young at our release site are roughly eight weeks old and can be seen perching on nearby fences and flying from burrow to burrow with ease.<\/p>\n<p>Supplemented mice provided to nests was tapered off and completely stopped on August 9. <strong>We want to ensure that the owls are not relying on supplemented mice as they need to be able to secure their own food and prepare for migration<\/strong>. The young owls appear to be getting the hang of foraging for food on their own. We have seen several of them returning to the burrows with grasshoppers, one of their favourite foods. This season has been very hot and dry which has increased availability of insects like grasshoppers in the mixed-grass prairie of southwestern Manitoba. <strong>Burrowing owls are opportunistic, meaning they will eat what is available to them, but generally their diet is composed of 80% insect and 20% other small mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, etc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-llfj7ahn-3e5c65be84c61c321a799deeb5b64105\">\n.avia-image-container.av-llfj7ahn-3e5c65be84c61c321a799deeb5b64105 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-llfj7ahn-3e5c65be84c61c321a799deeb5b64105 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-llfj7ahn-3e5c65be84c61c321a799deeb5b64105 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  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-33910 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-33910 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/owls-perching-blog.jpg' alt='' title='owls-perching-blog'  height=\"1371\" width=\"2136\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-llfj9tm9-f058148cd84ef66944141d85f4773073'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Released owls will begin their long migration journey in the next four to six weeks. <strong>When the temperatures begin to drop the owls will leave the prairie and travel thousands of kilometres south in search of a warm spot for the winter months with lots of food.<\/strong> Some burrowing owls travel as far south as the Gulf of Mexico. These little owls face several challenges along their migration path, but we hope to see some of them return to southwestern Manitoba next spring.<\/p>\n<p>The field season is coming to a close. It has been very rewarding being a part of the Manitoba Burrowing Owl Recovery Program. I am proud of the hard work and effort we have put in toward reintroducing these burrowing owls to the prairies. <strong>Currently, all released owls are still present and accounted for at our release site, with no issues of post-fledging mortality which has been noted in all other seasons.<\/strong> We can only hope that they all make it to migration.<\/p>\n<p>One of the goals of this program is to increase the population of burrowing owls in Manitoba. We hope that some of these owls return to Manitoba, but if they do not, we hope they are contributing to the overall population in North America as <strong>the species is struggling in the majority of their range due to habitat loss and the effects of climate change<\/strong>. Here\u2019s to 2021 being a fantastic season with hopes that next season is just as successful!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-3lezq0d-93f365c1ae7969b69466c09485e787bc main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-14  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-17997'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-30gexwt-cbeed6bc987dfa5a9e280a5ec1f4edbb av_one_full  avia-builder-el-15  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  author-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mrz1099i-f6ea8054e5cf1c94dac942461b20c5f5'   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.<\/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-mrz10k67-5aa933f2df62808511bd42dcfb83a284\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mrz10k67-5aa933f2df62808511bd42dcfb83a284 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mrz10k67-5aa933f2df62808511bd42dcfb83a284 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mrz10k67-5aa933f2df62808511bd42dcfb83a284 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  author-pic'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div 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class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/canadas-new-noahs\/\" rel=\"tag\">Les prochains No\u00e9 du Canada<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/overseas-species\/\" rel=\"tag\">Esp\u00e8ces exotiques<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/talk-birdy-to-me\/\"  title=\"Thumbnail_20260417_CNN_ChoughMonitoring_JennaKissel\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" 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https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_20260417_CNN_ChoughMonitoring_JennaKissel-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/talk-birdy-to-me\/\" 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=\"2026-07-22T13:58:52-05:00\" >juillet 22, 2026<\/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\/jenna-kissel\/\" rel=\"author\">Jenna Kissel<\/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\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_20260417_CNN_ChoughMonitoring_JennaKissel.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Parlez-moi des oiseaux<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-53962 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-53962 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-events project-eastern-loggerhead-shrike-recovery specific-species-eastern-loggerhead-shrike-2\"  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: Seen through the scope\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/seen-through-the-scope\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Seen through the scope\">Vu \u00e0 travers la lunette<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/eastern-loggerhead-shrike-recovery\/\" rel=\"tag\">R\u00e9tablissement de la pie-gri\u00e8che migratrice de l'Est<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/eastern-loggerhead-shrike-2\/\" rel=\"tag\">La pie-gri\u00e8che migratrice de l'Est<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/seen-through-the-scope\/\"  title=\"Blog photo reformatting - SeenThroughTheScope_4Shrikes_JaneWood\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_SeenThroughTheScope_4Shrikes_JaneWood.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-53985 avia-img-lazy-loading-53985 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_SeenThroughTheScope_4Shrikes_JaneWood.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_SeenThroughTheScope_4Shrikes_JaneWood-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_SeenThroughTheScope_4Shrikes_JaneWood-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_SeenThroughTheScope_4Shrikes_JaneWood-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_SeenThroughTheScope_4Shrikes_JaneWood-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_SeenThroughTheScope_4Shrikes_JaneWood-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/seen-through-the-scope\/\" 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=\"2026-07-21T16:01:48-05:00\" >juillet 21, 2026<\/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\/jane-wood\/\" rel=\"author\">Jane Wood<\/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\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_SeenThroughTheScope_4Shrikes_JaneWood.jpg<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>Vu \u00e0 travers la lunette<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-53699 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-53699 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-and-events project-native-pollinator-initiative specific-species-mottled-duskywing-butterfly\"  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: The secret life of mottled duskywings\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title'  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/secret-life-of-mottled-duskywings\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The secret life of mottled duskywings\">La vie secr\u00e8te de l'hesp\u00e9rie tachet\u00e9e<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/news-and-events\/\" rel=\"tag\">Actualit\u00e9s et \u00e9v\u00e9nements<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/project\/native-pollinator-initiative\/\" rel=\"tag\">Initiative pour les pollinisateurs indig\u00e8nes<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/species\/mottled-duskywing-butterfly\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hesp\u00e9rie tachet\u00e9e<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/secret-life-of-mottled-duskywings\/\"  title=\"Blog photo reformatting - ASummerCaringForButterfly_CaterpillarOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_ASummerCaringForButterfly_CaterpillarOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-53760 avia-img-lazy-loading-53760 attachment-entry_without_sidebar size-entry_without_sidebar wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_ASummerCaringForButterfly_CaterpillarOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_ASummerCaringForButterfly_CaterpillarOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_ASummerCaringForButterfly_CaterpillarOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Thumbnail_ASummerCaringForButterfly_CaterpillarOnLeaf_MaddyNeumann-12x12.jpg 12w, 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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=\"2026-07-20T13:26:20-05:00\" >juillet 20, 2026<\/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\/maddy-neumann\/\" rel=\"author\">Maddy Neumann<\/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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