May 20, 2024 | Events, Photo Contests
2024 Burrowing Owl Photo Contest Results Today, we’re thrilled to unveil the winners of the 2024 Burrowing Owl Photo Contest! The response this year was overwhelming, with an abundance of stunning and distinctive images capturing the essence of these magnificent...
Apr 13, 2018 | Burrowing Owls
Burrowing Owl Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr6IqqmZfAI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gdU6FHSlXk&t=50s...
Feb 5, 2024 | Burrowing Owls, Events
2024 Ground Owl Day On February 2nd each year we celebrate our own unique take on Groundhog Day, gathering to find out if the burrowing owl will see its shadow and predict the end of winter. This year’s event was held at the Pelican Baseball Complex and was the...
Aug 28, 2024 | Burrowing Owls, Events
Nick Jennings from FWC to Discuss Burrowing Owls Did you know that Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) biologists have an active program to band Cape Coral’s burrowing owls? Join Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife (CCFW) at their first general meeting...
Jul 12, 2024 | Burrowing Owls, Events
Cape Coral City Council Poised to Approve $900,000 Burrowing Owl Grant Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife (CCFW) has good news! The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Owl Habitat Protection Grant to the City of Cape Coral is on the consent agenda for...
Mar 3, 2024 | Advocacy, In the News
Early birds: Burrowing owl nesting season reaches its peak Published by News-Press by Chad Gillis The burrowing owl nesting season is hitting its peak, just in time for some public celebrations centered around Cape Coral’s official bird. More than 3,000 of these...
Jun 12, 2015 | Butterfly House, In the News
Have fun, learn about butterflies at Rotary Park Published in the News-Press by Laura Tichy-Smith If you go to Rotary Park on a Monday, Friday or Saturday morning, you’re in for an educational treat that will also fill your senses with quiet beauty. The Cape...
Jun 30, 2012 | Advocacy, Purple Martin
Purple Martin School Comes to Cape Coral by Cheryl Anderson, Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife After two successful seasons of purple martins at our local park, the Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife decided it was time to make a bigger statement for the purple martins in...
Feb 23, 2024 | Advocacy, In the News
‘HOO’ WANTS TO SELL? The City of Cape Coral could purchase your property for Burrowing Owls Published by FOX 4 by Colton Chavez CAPE CORAL, Fla. — On Tuesday, Janet Windisch, Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife said the City of Cape Coral could be the first...
Feb 23, 2023 | Burrowing Owls, Events, In the News
Paying Homage to the City Bird Published in Cape Coral Breeze by CJ Haddad A long-time tradition in the Cape paying homage and educating the public on Cape Coral’s official city bird takes place this weekend. The 21st Annual Burrowing Owl Festival — Wildlife &...
Sep 14, 2014 | In the News
Ever seen a pelagic bird? Special to the News-Press by Cheryl Anderson It is probably best to start this story with the definition of “pelagic.” The word refers to things that live in the open ocean. The term is most often associated with animals living in...