Burrowing Owl
Birds of the Canadian Badlands
The Burrowing Owl is a tiny, but long-legged owl found
throughout open landscapes of North and South America. Burrowing
Owls can be found in grasslands, rangelands, agricultural areas,
deserts, or any other dry, open area with low vegetation. They nest
and roost in burrows, such as those excavated by ground squirrels.
Unlike most owls, Burrowing Owls are often active during the day,
although they tend to avoid the mid-day heat. Most hunting is still
done from dusk until dawn, like many owls, when they can use their
night vision and hearing to their advantage. The highly variable
diet includes invertebrates and small vertebrates, which make up
roughly one-third and two-thirds of the diet, respectively.
Burrowing Owls mainly eat large insects and small rodents. Although
Burrowing Owls often live close to ground squirrels, they rarely
prey upon them.
This cache is part of the Legacy Trail produced by the Canadian
Badlands Geocaching Association for the Best of the Bad Mega
Event.
The Legacy Trail
The Legacy Trail is a collection of geocaches that circles its
way over 100 miles on country roads traversing some of the most
scenic and spectacular landscape in this part of the Canadian
Badlands. A large number of caches in a variety of types, sizes and
difficulty are placed on the Trail. Every town, village and hamlet
in the Canadian Badlands has its own cache. Some caches were named
after local historic events and people, as well as celebrities who
grew up in this area. Some caches were sponsored by geocachers who
attended the Best of the Bad Mega Event. The Legacy Trail was
produced by the Canadian Badlands Geocaching Association for the
Best of the Bad Mega Event.
The Canadian Badlands
The Canadian Badlands in Alberta are like no other place on
earth, home to the world's most extensive dinosaur bonebeds,
badlands and hoodoos, and a world-class museum that shelters a 75
million-year-old legacy. The region is rich in culturally and
historically significant sites that tell the story of the First
Nations people and early settlers, and of a complex and diverse
modern society that is still deeply rooted in the spirit of the
frontier.
