https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2019/07/07/a-burrowing-owl-in-the-borough-bird-queens-new-york/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-burrowing-owl-in-the-borough-bird-queens-new-york An Eye on Wildlife Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:22:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2019/07/07/a-burrowing-owl-in-the-borough-bird-queens-new-york/#comment-79863 Wed, 30 Sep 2020 23:01:17 +0000 https://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=3943#comment-79863 Last week, in the middle of the night ,here in White Plains,I too heard the rattle snake sound. How can we be sure it was the burrowing
Owl? Are there any day time signs to look for?

]]> https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2019/07/07/a-burrowing-owl-in-the-borough-bird-queens-new-york/#comment-79429 Fri, 04 Sep 2020 02:45:26 +0000 https://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=3943#comment-79429 Today September 3rd, 2020, sitting in my Ossining, New York apartment kitchen, that is to say, in a suburb about 35 miles north of NYC, I heard, twice, the distinct sound of a rattle snake coming from an open window. It was quite frightening. My apartment is just a bit above ground level and I wondered is there an insect that sounds like a rattlesnake, googled it and came up with the Burrowing Owl, who can make this sound. It’s night time so I really can’t see what’s out there but I’d prefer to think it’s this unusual species of owl rather than a rattlesnake.

]]> https://blog.wcs.org/photo/2019/07/07/a-burrowing-owl-in-the-borough-bird-queens-new-york/#comment-75000 Fri, 12 Jul 2019 19:31:44 +0000 https://blog.wcs.org/photo/?p=3943#comment-75000 Congratulations on such a significant spotting. And what an incredible image too!

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