Explore Prickly Pear Land Trust's Tenmile Creek Park and learn more about local bird residents such as the short-eared owl!
Habitat
Look for Short-eared Owls in grasslands and open areas, where they perch in low trees or on the ground. This geocache is hidden on the ground.
Diet
Short eared owls eat rodents found in the grassland including deer mice, voles, moles, and more. They are also known to eat small song birds including sparrows or meadowlarks, however this is a less common meal than rodents.
Fun-Facts
This is no night owl. Short Eared Owls are Diurnal, meaning that they are out during the day.
Watch Where You Step! Short Eared owls nest on the ground in a makeshift grass nest.
Help yourself to a flyer about the short-eared owl and a Happy Trails sticker