They are often seen on fence posts or dirt mounds.

Burrowing owls are about 9 inches tall and have brown and white feathers.

Habitat Stewardship Coordinator Carolyn Gaudet says the fledglings are beginning to fly and Operation Burrowing Owl is asking motorists to be on the lookout.  Guadet says vehicle collisions are one of the reason's the tiny owls are on the endangered species list.

Through two nongovernmental programs, Operation Burrowing Owl in Saskatchewan, and Operation Grassland Community in Alberta, more than 700 landowners have conserved roughly 270 square miles of nesting habitat.