The Christmas Bird Count began in 1900 to promote conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds, now involving participants across 20 countries in the Western Hemisphere.
The western burrowing owl, a candidate for California's endangered species list, faces significant threats, particularly due to nest predation and habitat loss.
The Center for Biological Diversity reports that burrowing owls have been eliminated as a breeding species from almost all of the California coast, rapidly approaching localized extinction.
The burrowing owl's scientific name Athene cunicularia reflects its underground nesting habits, with "cunicularia" meaning "to mine" or "burrow" in Latin.
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