Species Information
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Western Burrowing Owl
Scientific Name: Athene cunicularia hypugaea
Number of Subpopulations: 223
Number of Mapped Locations: 664
Number of Observations: 851
Observation date range: 06-03-1972 to 10-08-2019
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- PRAIRIE FALCON
- Loggerhead Shrike
- Sage Thrasher
- Crissal Thrasher
- CURVE-BILLED THRASHER
- Chestnut-collared Longspur
- black-throated sparrow
- Cassin's Sparrow
- Brewer's Sparrow
- Sagebrush Sparrow
- LARK BUNTING
- Eastern Meadowlark
- Phrynosoma cornutum
- Plegadis chihi
- Speotyto cunicularia
- Numenius americanus
- Opuntia arenaria
- Peniocereus greggii var. greggii
- Myotis thysanodes
- Myotis volans
- Neolloydia intertexta
- cryptogramic soil
- Lanius ludovicianus
- Mammillaria wrightii
- Athene cunicularia
- Cereus greggii
- Coryphantha scheeri var. valida
- Sclerocactus intertextus
- NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS
- SAND PRICKLY-PEAR
- WRIGHT FISHHOOK CACTUS
2008
Envirological Services. 2008. Spreadsheet of Western burrowing owl and black-tailed prairie dog surveys.
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2009
Johnson, K., J. Smith, and T. Neville. 2009. Excel spreadsheet of lesser prairie-chicken observations at the Parkinson Ranch.
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2012
Smith, J. and K. Johnson. 2012. NHNM Zoology bird data exported from various databases for incorporation into NM Biotics. Natural Heritage New Mexico.
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2013
Chopp, J. 2013. Carlsbad Field Office Lesser-Prairie Chicken surveys. Bureau of Land Management.
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2002
Sager, L. 2002. Biological Surveys in Three Eastern New Mexico Counties (Quay, Curry, and Roosevelt), June & July 2002. 17 p.
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2013
Bureau of Land Management. 2013. File geodatabase of black-tailed prairie dog colonies at Otero Mesa. BLM Las Cruces Field Office.
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2014
Kendall, J. 2014. Miscellaneous wildlife and plant GIS files. Bureau of Land Management, Farmington Field Office.
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2014
Natural Heritage New Mexico. 2014. Tracked birds observed on October trip to southeast New Mexico.
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2015
Wooton, M. 2015. New Mexico Burrowing Owl database. New Mexico Burrowing Owl Working Group.
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2017
East, M. 2017. Bird observations at the Delaware River, Eddy County, New Mexico in June. Natural Heritage New Mexico
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2017
Ferland, C. 2017. Observation of a Burrowing Owl at a rural residence in El Prado, New Mexico.
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2017
Van Luchene, G. 2017. Observation of a Burrowing Owl near Ventana Ranch. Submitted to Natural Heritage New Mexico.
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2017
Velarde, C. 2017. Email about burrowing owls in Rio Rancho. Submitted to NHNM website.
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2005
Bureau of Land Management. 2005. Raptor nest surveys on BLM Albuquerque Field Office lands.
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1995
Runyan, N. 1995. Field notes including surveys conducted at Holloman AFB.
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2017
Stuart, J. 2017. Burrowing Owl on camera trap at Rio Rancho High School. Rio Rancho, NM.
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1995
White Sands Missile Range, ES Division. 1995. Map with locations of LCTA monitoring plots indicated.
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2000
Sager, L. 2000. A Spring 2000 survey of Black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) in five eastern New Mexico counties: Torrance, San Miguel, Guadalupe, De Baca, and Quay. US Fish and Wildlife service. New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office.. 2
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2002
Ruth, J. 2002. Burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) occurences from Hidalgo County, NM. . 2 p.
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2004
Hawks Aloft, Inc. 2004. Mountain Plover surveys at El Malpais National Conservation Area, New Mexico. 60 p.
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2005
Hawks Aloft, Inc. 2005. Mountain Plover observations in 2005 at El Malpais National Conservation Area, New Mexico. 14 p.
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2006
Hawks Aloft, Inc. 2006. Mountain Plover, Burrowing Owl, and prairie dog observations at El Malpais National Conservation Area, New Mexico.
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2007
Hawks Aloft, Inc. 2007. Mountain Plover, Burrowing Owl, and prairie dog observations at El Malpais National Conservation Area, New Mexico.
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2012
Johnson K., J. Smith, 2012. Grassland/Shrubland Raptor Surveys at Holloman Air Force Base, NM 2009-2011. Natural Heritage New Mexico Publ. No. 12-GTR-372. Natural Heritage New Mexico, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. 30 p.
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2012
Smith, J., K. Johnson, 2012. Grassland/Shrubland Bird Surveys at Holloman Air Force Base, NM 2009-2010. Natural Heritage New Mexico Publ. No. 12-GTR-371. Natural Heritage New Mexico, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. 14 p.
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2014
HRL Compliance Solutions, Inc. 2015. Biological survey report for the proposed Lybrook to Star Lake pipeline looping project, Western Refining, Inc.. Submitted to BLM Farmington Field Office. 33 p.
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2016
Petersen, N., K. Johnson, and J. Smith. 2016. New Mexico Gunnison's prairie dog survey. Natural Heritage New Mexico, Biology Department, University of New Mexico.
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2017
Johnson, K., N. Petersen, J. Smith. 2017. Surveys for Northern Aplomado Falcon and Other Raptors at Holloman Air Force Base 2009-2016. Natural Heritage New Mexico Publ. No. 17-GTR-397. Natural Heritage New Mexico, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
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2017
Johnson, B. 2017. Burrowing Owl Working Group Observation Form.
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2020
Hudson, H. 2020. RE: Heritage Data Website Updated. Email correspondence from USFS.
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1986
Sweanor, Linda and Kenny Logan. 1986. Preliminary bird list for the San Andres Mountains, New Mexico. Hornocker Wildlife Research Institute. 5 pp.
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1989
Conley, Dr. Marsha R. 1989. Research and development to integrate wildlife considerations within the Land Condition Trend Analysis program at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Department of Mathematical Sciences, NM State University, Las Cruces. 25 N
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1991
Brozka, R.J. 1991. Progress report, 1988-1990: Land Condition-Trend Analysis Program, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Prepared by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Environmental Division. October 1991.
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1995
Sandell, Catherine I. 1995. Printout from her database of bird sightings for 1992-1995. 9 October 1995. 15 pp.
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1996
Sandell, Catherine I. 1996. Cover letter with amended printout from her database of bird sightings for 1992-1995. January 1996.
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1996
Sullivan, R.M, D.L. Houde-Nethers, and W.K. Wilson. 1996. Threatened and endangered species survey for the proposed test support network upgrade (western branch), White Sands Missile Range. Unpubl. Report for U.S. Army. 168 p.
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1996
White Sands Missile Range, Department of Environmental Services. 1996. Printout of data from Land Condition Trend Analysis Program plot monitoring.
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1998
Muir, S. and L. Vogel. 1998. A biological inventory of sites associated with Theater High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) troop training activities at White Sands Missile Range. 10 p.
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