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Article for: The Davis Enterprise Date: March 24, 2006
Author: Mackenzie Yamamura
THE WORLD OF BURROWING OWLS
Owls are nocturnal animals, right? Not so for the burrowing owl. While
many owls are nocturnal, active and hunting at night, burrowing owls
are crepuscular, which means they are active and hunt during the
morning and evening hours. This and other noteworthy behaviors of this
local creature will be explored tomorrow at Explorit Science Center in
an all-ages presentation led by John McNerney, the wildlife resource
specialist at the City of Davis. Learn about these owls (and other
local ones, too) and take a guided tour of the nearby owl preserve in
the Mace Ranch Community Park.
The program is free and part of Explorit's free admission Saturday.
Presentations start at 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Each presentation begins
with a slide show and overview of the owls that frequent the Central
Valley, including the burrowing owl and others such as the barn and
great horned owls. Visitors will learn about the physical
characteristics that distinguish these owls as well as how to identify
their habitats. "If you can identify the habitat then you know that you
are in a particular owl's neck of the woods," said McNerny. etc.
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