Date: 4/4/26 6:13 pm
From: Brian Rice <riceb21...>
Subject: Re: [ia-bird] Re: Burrowing Owl, Adair County
My brother and I spent about 3 hours in the area a week ago and never saw a
burrowing owl. We were there in the afternoon, and left about an hour
before dark.

On Sat, Apr 4, 2026, 7:43 PM Diane Crookham-Johnson <dcj...>
wrote:

> Good Evening,
> Has anyone seen the Burrowing Owl in Adair County in the last few days?
>
> thanks,
> Diane
>
> On Sun, Mar 22, 2026 at 11:22 AM Paul Brooks <paulbrooks27944...>
> wrote:
>
>> Made the trip to the location today, arrived at 7:45am. The location is
>> definitely a burrow for another animal that has been taken over. Fresh dung
>> decorations are visible near the mouth of the burrow. Winds have been
>> howling out of the NNE since I arrived, so I have not caught a glimpse of
>> the owl yet. There are 4 other possible burrows in the 1 square mile area
>> to the south and west of the pinned location, but none had any owls
>> visible. The whole section of land south and west is sandy grasslands, and
>> is good habitat for the species. I would not be surprised to hear and see
>> more sightings in this area.
>>
>> On Friday, March 20, 2026 at 8:48:35 AM UTC-5 <fawn......> wrote:
>>
>>> Just passing this along....Burrowing Owl was spotted at a burrow,
>>> southern Adair County, yesterday 3-19-26. See post here:
>>>
>>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/457891117647559/?multi_permalinks=25302429862767007&hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen
>>>
>>> Fawn
>>> Riverside
>>>
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