Burrowing Owls in Cesar Chavez Park: Videos

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Burrowing Owl and Savannah Sparrow in Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley California

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Burrowing Owl in Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley, California. Commentary on https://chavezpark.org

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Burrowing Owl deals with squirrel, crow, dog, bicyclist and adoring birdwatchers in Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley California

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Burrowing Owl and Ground Squirrel on March 5 2020 in Cesar Chavez Park Berkeley California

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Burrowing Owl and Ground Squirrels in close proximity without display of ferocity by owl, in Cesar Chavez Park Berkeley California

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Burrowing Owl in late afternoon light in Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley California

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Burrowing Owl fends off inquisitive ground squirrels in Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley, California

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Burrowing Owl in high wind in Cesar Chavez Park

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Zooming out and in on the Burrowing Owl in Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley, California

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Burrowing Owl defying harassment by American Crows in Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley, California.

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Burrowing Owl in Cesar Chavez Park Jan. 14 2020

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Cooper's Hawk attacks Burrowing Owl in Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley, California. Owl survives.

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Burrowing Owl, Day 3, Cesar Chavez Park

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Burrowing Owl in northern meadow of Cesar Chavez Park

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The north owl shortly before 8 a.m.

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The north owl remains on its perch past the setting of the sun

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North owl in the rain

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Viewing both the east owl and the north owl on the screen side by side gives an opportunity to compare their levels of alertness

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The north owl sits, preens, and looks around as a series of admirers approaches and delights

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Burrowing Owl on east side of park reacts to fisher invading fenced area to its right, and to loose dog just across fence on its left

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East owl at 8 am in the rain, eyes barely open, head movements at only 11 RPM..

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The north owl registers a head RPM of 34 at about 9:30 this morning

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Park visitors voice their delight at seeing the north owl. Sequence ends with owl taking off in pursuit of disrespectful ground squirrel.

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Once again dogs illegally off leash invade a Burrowing Owl's space on the north side of the park

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The north owl shows a record high head RPM of 46 at 8 a.m.

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The north owl's head RPM reached 30, or one head rotation every two seconds on the average

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The east owl at sunset standing in an exposed position has a head RPM of 16, twice as fast as in the morning when it is perched in its sheltered hideaway in the rip-rap

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The east owl at 8 in the morning shows a relatively calm head RPM (rotations per minute) of 8.

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The north owl stretches a leg, confronts a ground squirrel, and coughs up a pellet

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In an effort to measure an owl's level of alertness (or anxiety), this one-minute video counts the number of times the owl moves its head.

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East owl leaves its exposed position and scurries to its hideaway in the rip-rap

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Owner allows dog off leash outside dog park; dog zeroes in on Burrowing Owl perch, tracks owl as it flies away.

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In the midst of an atmospheric river, the East Owl declines to take shelter, choosing instead to sit it out and let the rain fall where it may

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High speed video (slow motion) highlights of the north owl preening, yawning, making itself big for a ground squirrel

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The north owl returned, and at the time of my visit engaged in a major preening operation. The video captures some of the highlights.

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The east owl confronts a ground squirrel and is ignored

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East owl standing on its pyramid rock, as seen from paved perimeter trail outside fence

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The north owl returns to its usual spot, defying a cold shower

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The east owl rises out of its hole into an intense rain shower

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The usually reliable north owl is nowhere to be seen. Its territory is invaded by off-leash dogs, no owner in sight.

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The north owl stands quietly with an ever-changing background of gentle swells in the bay.

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The east owl does its morning bowel movement -- is there no privacy? -- and then hops into its hideaway behind a rock and under a brush awning

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The north owl charms visitors in English and Spanish

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The north owl stretches and preens

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The east owl confronts a ground squirrel, has a poop, and then settles behind its rock and under its protective awning

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Both Burrowing Owls resumed their positions in the park

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The east owl has an unusually busy morning, preening, holding off ground squirrels, stretching, even a yawn or two.

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The north owl in Cesar Chavez Park keeps its eyes open for things that matter and totally ignores a floating log

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What do Burrowing Owls do in the rain?

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The east owl has found a new site, under the slab with the white spot; in that location the bird is almost impossible to see.

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The north owl is back in its customary position, despite its narrow escape from a Northern Harrier yesterday

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The east owl is back in its hiding place in the rip-rap

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The north owl seen from the promontory (zoom)

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North owl tolerates cold and drizzle

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The east owl appeared snug and comfortable despite temperatures in the forties and intermittent drizzle

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An appreciative park visitor looks at the north owl

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After the winter storm, the east owl retakes its daytime position

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The east owl transitions from the rip-rap to its new spot in front of a stone slab.

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The north owl at noon seemed sleepy

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The east owl emerges from a rabbit hole and takes up position in front of a stone slab that almost perfectly matches the bird's own color.

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East owl in Cesar Chavez Park on windy day

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The Burrowing Owl on the north side of the park recovered from its bad dog experience the previous day and was back in its usual spot.

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This Burrowing Owl on the north side experiences a stressful moment as an aggressive loose dog invades its comfort zone; it takes off.

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Short video of Burrowing Owl on north side of Cesar Chavez Park, morning of Winter Solstice, Dec. 21 2018

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Burrowing Owl and Ground Squirrels in near proximity, completely ignoring one another

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This Burrowing Owl was reported by other park visitors already a week ago, but nobody had any pictures. Here it is on Tuesday December 11, on the rocks on the north side of the park, 250 yards outside of and west of the area set aside for BUOWs.

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The Burrowing Owl first seen yesterday on the rip-rap was seen in the same spot this morning.

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Invisible from the paved path outside the set-aside area, this bird was taking the sun in a spot visible only from the Open Circle Viewpoint.

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It was cold and windy and this BUOW exposed only the minimum.

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After a week of rainstorms with no visible owls, a new Burrowing Owl showed up on the north side of the park this morning.

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Well disguised even without fog, this Burrowing Owl was all but invisible Sunday morning without optical aids.

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Disregarding the smoky overcast, this Burrowing Owl set down in Cesar Chavez Park on Sunday morning November 11. It was the seventh BUOW sighting in the park in 2018 and the first inside the area reserved for these birds in the northeast corner of the park.

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This very cautious Burrowing Owl, first spotted on November 2, was not seen on Nov. 4 and 5 and believed to have moved on; but it was back at midday on Nov. 6.

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This Burrowing Owl is in its second week of residence at Cesar Chavez Park, a record for the year. Here it is maintaining its post on a rock despite a chill 10 mph northerly breeze.

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This Burrowing Owl has posted itself on a stoneon the north shore of Cesar Chavez Park for six consecutive days, a park record for the year.

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This BUOW occupies a stone on the north shore of the park for the fifth consecutive day

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Even at a distance of only ten yards, this Burrowing Owl blends in with its surroundings so well that it challenges human vision

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This owl had stood on this rock three days earlier, then left, and then returned. The stone shows evidence suggesting that the bird ate at some point while here.

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This Burrowing Owl on the north side of Cesar Chavez Park was well concealed behind a screen of fennel

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The fourth Burrowing Owl to visit Cesar Chavez Park this fall season takes up a post on a waterside rock behind a thick screen of fennel. Here the owl preens, scratches, and puffs itself up to impress a ground squirrel who comes close.

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This Burrowing Owl stood on a rock near the water on the north side of Cesar Chavez Park on October 16, 2018. The owl faced south. Its position was about seven yards from the near edge of a four foot wide paved trail that had narrow gravel trails running on either side of it. A major freeway and railroad tracks lay about three quarters of a mile to the east. There was a constant background noise from highway and train traffic. Shown are excerpts from a half-hour video that is also posted on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw82q4-rGL8), showing how the owl reacted to various events in the environment: train horns, planes, runners, people talking, drones, and an off-leash dog. The owl displayed major alarm, in the form of posture and expression, only to the passing dog.

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Thirty minutes of a Burrowing Owl that stood on a rock on the north shore of Cesar Chavez Park on Oct. 16 2018.

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Twenty minutes of Burrowing Owl images taken at the rate of one per second, condensed to one minute. This owl stood on a rock on the north shore of Cesar Chavez Park on Oct. 16 2018.

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The Burrowing Owl seen this morning in silhoutte against the water had moved by evening onto a ledge in a big rock where it found some shelter from the chilly wind. Here is a six-minute sequence.

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The first Burrowing Owl to be seen in Cesar Chavez Park in more than 18 months visited and allowed itself to be filmed this morning on the north side, outside the area prepared for it.

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The first Burrowing Owl to be seen in Cesar Chavez Park in more than 18 months visited this morning and allowed itself to be filmed. Here is a short time-lapse video of its head, showing the quickness of its movements and the variety of its eye expressions.

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