. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. Adult Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia). Photograph by C. L. Cink. Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia (Molina) Status: The Burrowing Owl is an uncommon transient statewide. It is an uncommon summer resident in the west but may be common locally, and it nests casually east- ward to Barton and Sumner counties. It is casual in winter, chiefly in the southwest. Period of Occurrence: The species is usually present from early March to late October in the west and from mid-April to early August in the east; extreme dates are 6 March and 14 November.
. Birds in Kansas. Birds -- Kansas Identification. Adult Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia). Photograph by C. L. Cink. Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia (Molina) Status: The Burrowing Owl is an uncommon transient statewide. It is an uncommon summer resident in the west but may be common locally, and it nests casually east- ward to Barton and Sumner counties. It is casual in winter, chiefly in the southwest. Period of Occurrence: The species is usually present from early March to late October in the west and from mid-April to early August in the east; extreme dates are 6 March and 14 November. Johnston (1965) gives median arrival and departure dates of 9 April and 26 September. Breeding: Birds nest in burrows, usually those of prairie dogs, badgers, or foxes, but they may occasionally dig their own. The burrow is often 6 to 10 feet long, and the nest chamber may be 2 feet or more below ground. The nest chamber and the burrow entrance may be strewn with bits of manure, food remains, and other debris. The 3 to 10 pure white eggs are incubated almost entirely by the female for 28 days. When they are about three weeks old, the young appear above. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thompson, Max C; Ely, Charles A. (Charles Adelbert), 1933-. Lawrence, Kan. : University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History : Distributed by University Press of Kansas
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