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Archive Home > 2011 > September > 10 > Burrowing owls making fine-feathered comeback

Burrowing owls making fine-feathered comeback

By Samantha Tipler / The Bulletin
September 10, 2011

PENDLETON — A little owl is making a big comeback on the grounds of the Umatilla Chemical Depot.

Standing about as tall as a 20-ounce soda bottle, burrowing owls have increased their numbers by 15 times over the past four years.

In 2008 there were only three or four pairs of these owls. This....

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