Resources
2023
Philip Higgins - City of Mountain View Full-Time Resident Biologist
2018
Dr. Lynne Trulio - Department Chair of San Jose State University, CA
2012
Lynne Trulio, Ph.D., Wildlife and Wetlands Consultant & Philip Higgins, Biologist
2012
Dr. Lynne Trulio - Department Chair of San Jose State University, CA
Philip Higgins - San Jose State University, CA
Migratory linkages of burrowing owls on Department of Defense installations and adjacent lands (link)
2005-2010
Courtney J. Conway - USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit - Principal Investigator
Carol A Finley - Kirtland AFB - Principal Investigator
Vicki Garcia - University of Arizona - Research Specialist
1973
Dennis J. Martin - Department of Biology University of New Mexico
Note to self (Aisha): Clean up the following resources
· (Shoreline) Burrowing Owl Preservation Plan (BOPP), updated 2012
https://www.mountainview.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/4640/637980789707930000
1. Burrowing Owl Population Goals: 10 pairs of breeding burrowing owls, 75% of pairs producing young, at least 3 young for each pair
2. Burrowing Owl Habitat Goals: Manage Shoreline vegetation for burrowing owls short vegetation, healthy ground squirrel population throughout the park, successfully protect and manage burrowing owl preserve
· Shoreline Wildlife Management Plan (SWMP), adopted March 2023
https://www.mountainview.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/6285/638204613474170000
· Parks & Rec Strategic Plan draft, June 2024 Community Survey Results
https://collaborate.mountainview.gov/20748/widgets/68331/documents/56783
Page 31: Mountain View residents listed “Native habitat areas and landscaping” as HIGH priority for investment
· Mayor’s Monarch Pledge, signed annually since 2021
https://laserfiche.mountainview.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=237087&dbid=0&repo=CityDocuments&cr=1
Promises to:
1. Continue native plant enhancement at Shoreline at Mountain View that has been ongoing for the past 10 years to increase biodiversity to benefit many local species, including monarch butterflies;
2. Engage with community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants; and
3. Host a native seed giveaway facilitated through Mountain View Public Library’s Seed Library program to make milkweed seeds available to the public with additional education and outreach of butterfly-friendly planting being conducted as part of the City’s Arbor Day Tree Giveaway program.
· “Birds, Wildlife & Habitat Conservation” – for Shoreline 40th anniversary, June 25, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnQgB0SFB1U
· Santa Clara County Habitat Agency Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency Habitat Plan 2023 - Burrowing Owl Count Report Jan 2024
https://scv-habitatagency.org/DocumentCenter/View/1935/2023-SCVHA-BUOW-Breeding-Season-Survey-Report
· Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society
https://scvas.org/burrowing-owl-protection
Only 21 Burrowing Owl pairs nested successfully (meaning, fledged at least one chick) in the South Bay Area in 2023. Almost all of the breeding birds came from conservation programs that were sponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency — the Juvenile Burrowing Owl Overwintering Program and the Captive Breeding Program. Habitat management programs, including artificial burrows, removal of invasive plant species and plantings of California Native species helped create viable habitat and provide food and shelter to the owls.
“At this time, the Burrowing Owls of the Bay Area are dependent on human intervention to avoid extirpation. It is time that our state recognizes that the owls are in fact endangered, and provide them with a more protective status!”
· SF Gate article March 27, 2024 regarding petition to les as endangered species https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/rare-animal-brink-extinction-bay-area-19367930.php
· 2013 Bay Nature article on burrowing owls & Shoreline
https://baynature.org/article/burrowing-owls-make-a-comeback-in-hubbub-of-silicon-valley/