1. Burrowing Owl
By: William

2. Physical Characteristics
The Burrowing Owl can be 7 ½ to 10 inches long, and only weighs SIX OUNCES! That’s 6 strawberries!
This owl is brown, black, and white for camoflaudge.
This little owl is only 10 inches small! What a small owl!

3. Lifespan
The Burrowing Owl can live 9 Years in captivity or 10 years in the wild.

4. Eating Habits/Diets
The diet of this little owl is consisted of: birds, insects, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, moles, and mice.
This owl has a big diet!

5. Population
There are less than 10K (10,000) breeding pairs of these owls left on earth. What a sad number! 
Imagine these owls going extinct. That would be a very sad thought.

6. Habitat/Range
The Burrowing Owl lives from Mississippi to the Pacific and from the Canadian Prairie Provinces to South America.

7. Adaptations Beak – Is used for catching prey, stabbing, and eating.
Wings – Are for flying to hunt.
Talons/Claws – Are for digging, grabbing, and grappling.

8. Fun Facts!
When alarmed, young owls will make a sound that is similar to a Rattle Snake’s “Hissing” call.

9. Endangered Because
The Burrowing Owl is endangered because of: habitat destruction, climate change, and agriculture development.

10. Reference Defenders Of The Wild. 2012 All About Birds. 2012.
All About Birds