Burrowing Owl, Speotyto cunicularia

Abundance: Extirpated (?)
Season: Year round
Habitat: Upland
Breeding status: Breeds at or near Upper Newport Bay

Slide #35.07.26 - Adult, beside nesting burrow (Aug). Photograph © Peter Knapp. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.

Slide #35.07.33 - Juvenile, beside nesting burrow (Aug). Photograph © Peter Knapp. Original available from the Sea and Sage Audubon Library of Nature.