Where Are Burrowing Owls Found?

Burrowing owls can be seen year-round in Florida, Mexico, and parts of South America, excluding the Amazon rain forest. Burrowing owls live in burrows dug by other animals in open, treeless spaces. In the U.S. they are most abundant in the burrows of various prairie dog species.

Where in North America are burrowing owls found?

Adults. Burrowing Owls use open grasslands, deserts, prairies, and agricultural areas throughout North and South America.

Where do burrowing owls live in Canada?

The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea), found in Alberta and Saskatchewan, is a species remarkably well adapted to the prairie environment. This small owl lives in abandoned Richardson's ground squirrel (gopher), prairie dog, fox, coyote, and badger holes.