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burrowing owl

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bur·row·ing owl (bûr-ng, br-)
n.
A small, long-legged owl (Speotyto cunicularia) of American prairies that nests in burrows dug by animals such as prairie dogs or rabbits.


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Tears welled in the eyes of local birders out for a stroll Monday night when by chance they spotted a tiny Western burrowing owl -- which shuns twiggy nests for an underground hole.
[dagger]) Includes burrowing owl (n = 2), sharp-shinned hawk (n = 2), Cooper's hawk (n = 1), eastern screech owl (n = 1), merlin (n = 1), osprey (n = 1), prairie falcon (n = 1), and northern saw-whet owl (n = 1).
Burrowing owls use stinky decorations around their underground nests: other animal's dung.
 
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