Cape Coral Burrowing Owls

When to see the Owls

Where to see Owls

Maps to see the Owls

Tours to see the Owls

Cape Coral Burrowing Owls Don’t Hoot

The go-to book for everything you ever wanted to know about the famous Burrowing Owls of Cape Coral, Florida

My book’s primary aim is to educate and inspire people about the fascinating Florida Burrowing Owls of Cape Coral. With 20 years of experience working with these unique birds, I share my knowledge to encourage the protection and preservation of their habitat, ultimately securing their future.

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Raising Awareness

As a member of Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife, I have devoted myself to raising awareness about these unique birds. Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife is a community-driven organization of 500 members committed to preserving the world’s largest Florida Burrowing Owl population.

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Professional Reviews of Cape Coral Burrowing Owls Don’t Hoot

Peter Dhurham, Independent Reviewer

David Paxton, Independent Reviewer

Danielle Lee, Independent Reviewer

In rebuttal to Danielle Lee’s review, I welcome criticism as a way to improve my writing. This is my first book, and despite multiple readings and running it through a 2 editor correctors it seems every time the text was saved, something changed. Proofreading was the most frustrating part of writing this book. After reading it so much is was difficult to pick out duplicate text and I am sure it still exists in updates to the book. Her criticism is correct and recent updates to the book have corrected most of these issues.

In reference to adding a site such as Rotary Park to my book, in all fairness in over 22 years I have only seen one Burrowing Owl at Rotary Park. That was one night when Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife was having their monthly meeting, a Burrowing Owl was peeking in the window. Next revision, I will include Rotary Park, however, since they are home to the Annual Burrowing Owl Festival and are a valuable partner with Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife in protecting these wonderful birds.

Danielle also mentions that I did not include the famous Cape Coral Library site. Years ago, this location had many active burrowing owl sites. The site was used to provide training on how to install a starter burrow on your property . Photographers and visitors from all over the world came to this site to see the owls as it was widely advertised on the Internet as the place to go. Often you would see visitors standing inside the protective poles to get a closeup photo with their IPhones, or a photographer with a 500 mm lens lying within a few feet from the burrow to get what I call a “tonsil shot”. The owls were so over disturbed that they left. Now there is only 1 active burrow at the library. I no longer tell anyone to go to the library site to see the owls.

Beverly Ahlering Saltonstall