If you find a nesting burrow, it is important not to disturb it. Try moving away and waiting for the owls to return or emerge from it. Burrowing owls are opportunistic feeders, eating a wide variety of things as they become available. Although you may often see burrowing owls during the day, they search for prey mostly at night. Prey items include mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, insects, spiders, centipedes, scorpions, crayfish, and molluscs.
Reproduction begins the year after hatching.
Females lay up to 12 eggs and incubate them for between 21 and 30 days. Males bring food for the females during the incubation period. He also brings food for the chicks and mother during the early stages. The young are capable of short flights by week 4, and fly well at week 6. They are still fed by their parents for another 6-8 weeks, and remain near their nest burrow until fall.