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How Oregon became home to the world’s most studied colony of burrowing owls
How Oregon became home to the world’s most studied colony of burrowing owls
How Oregon became home to the world’s most studied colony of burrowing owls

Published on: 08/04/2025

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Burrowing owls weigh around 5 to 6 ounces with a maximum 1.8-foot wingspan. Found in prairies and grasslands, the long-legged, yellow-eyed raptors nest in holes in the ground.

Seventeen years ago, only four burrowing owl pairs remained at the Umatilla Chemical Depot in eastern Oregon.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2025/08/the-tiny-burrowing-owls-of-oregon-faced-collapse-until-one-man-answered-the-call-to-save-them.html

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